39.0% ▲ +91.4%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Central Queensland · Region (SA4)
Religion in Central Queensland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith in Central Queensland, though a growing number of people now claim no religion. Nearly half of the population identify as Christian, while about 39% say they have no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.7% of people identify as Christian, while 39.0% report no religion. This last group is about the same as the national figure, but the proportion of people with no religion has risen by 19 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Central Queensland, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 19.8%
- Anglican 13.2%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Uniting Church 4.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 38.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Central Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/308/central-queensland/topic/religion