22.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Chelmsford · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Chelmsford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Only 22% of people in Chelmsford report having no religion, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area stand out for its strong religious identification compared to most other Australian communities.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Most residents identify as Christian, making up 64% of the population. The number of people with no religion is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia, which are 41.2% and 38.9% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Chelmsford, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 22%.
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- Other Christian 22.5%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Uniting Church 5.9%
- Baptist 5.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%
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- No religion 21.6%
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 Chelmsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30589/chelmsford/topic/religion