36.8% ▲ +114.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Newtown
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of people in Newtown identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group in the area. This stands in contrast to the state trend, as the local proportion of people reporting no religion is notably lower than the Queensland average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.4% of residents are Christian, while 36.8% report no religion. This last group is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and a little below the national average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 12.2%
- Other Christian 8.2%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 36.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 4.6%
- Sikhism 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32139/newtown/topic/religion