50.8% ▲ +67.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Byfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Byfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Byfield, where more than half of the population now identifies as having no religion. This trend is much stronger here than in other similar areas, with 50.8% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the community (50.8%) claims no religion, a figure well above the Queensland average of 41.2% and far above the national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 27.6%, while Buddhism and other religions each account for 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Byfield, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 52.4%
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- Catholic 16.0%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Orthodox 1.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
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 Byfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30467/byfield/topic/religion