38.4% ▲ +69.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Atherton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Atherton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Steady patterns of faith and non-belief define Atherton, where nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian. While many areas have seen a sharp rise in people claiming no religion, the figures here have remained more stable and align closely with national trends.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.3%, while 38.4% of people report no religion. This lack of religious affiliation is about the same as the national figure and slightly lower than the Queensland average of 41.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Atherton, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 19.3%
- Anglican 11.4%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Uniting Church 4.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30096/atherton/topic/religion