Maryborough · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Maryborough

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

About the same as most similar areas, Maryborough (Qld) has a religious mix where nearly half the people identify as Christian and 43% report no religion. This shift away from traditional faith is slightly more pronounced here than in the rest of Queensland.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Christianity is the most common faith at 46.5%, though the 43% who have no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are rare, with Buddhism and other religions each making up 0.6% of the population.

43.0% ▲ +93.8%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.2%
  • 2016: 29.8%
  • 2021: 43.0%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Maryborough splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 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 Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31778/maryborough/topic/religion