Maryborough · Sub-region (SA3)

Religion in Maryborough

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Maryborough sees 41.2% of its people claiming no religion. This mirrors the Queensland state figure and is slightly above the national average. The most striking shift is the rapid growth of those without a faith, which has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Maryborough, Sub-region (SA3)

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Christianity is the most common faith at 47%, followed by those with no religion at 41.2%. Other faiths are rare here, with Buddhism and other religions each at 0.5% and Hinduism at 0.2%.

41.2% ▲ +86.4%

Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 27.9%
  • 2021: 41.2%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Maryborough, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (10%).

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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31905/maryborough/topic/religion