25.1% ▲ +86.4%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a more central role in daily life across Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham than in most other parts of the country. About 62% of people identify as Christian, while the share of those with no religion is far lower than both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 25.1% of residents report having no religion, which is far below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national average of 38.9%. While this is among the lowest proportions for similar areas, the number of people with no religion has still risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Catholic 32.3%
- Anglican 13.8%
- Uniting Church 6.4%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 24.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/religion