41.9% ▲ +96.4%
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Brisbane - East · Region (SA4)
Religion in Brisbane - East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people claiming no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of Brisbane - East since 2011. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, those with no faith now make up 41.9% of the area, a figure well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 49.8%, though the share of people with no religion jumped 21 points since 2011. This 41.9% figure is about the same as the Queensland average and much higher than the 38.9% seen across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Brisbane - East, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 20.1%
- Anglican 13.0%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- No religion 41.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Brisbane - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/301/brisbane-east/topic/religion