37.3% ▲ +95.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Emerald
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Emerald identify as Christian, reflecting a more religious profile than the state average. While the typical Australian is now less likely to claim a faith, Emerald maintains a higher rate of religious affiliation than most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of residents identify as Christian, while 37.3% report no religion. This lack of religious affiliation is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and a little below the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Anglican 10.6%
- Other Christian 7.8%
- Uniting Church 4.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 36.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30973/emerald/topic/religion