48.8% ▲ +83.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
East Brisbane · Suburb / Locality
Religion in East Brisbane
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in East Brisbane now report having no religion, a figure that has grown significantly since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than the typical Australian suburb.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.8% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. For those who do identify with a faith, Christianity is the most common at 37.5%, followed by Buddhism and Hinduism at 2.2% each.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In East Brisbane, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (37%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 East Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30919/east-brisbane/topic/religion