47.1% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Noosa Heads · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Noosa Heads
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Noosa Heads now report having no religion, reflecting a trend seen across the region. Nearly half of the population currently identifies as non-religious, making it one of the most striking shifts in the local community's identity.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (47.1%) has no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 42.7%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.2%), Jews (0.6%), and Hindus (0.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Noosa Heads splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 46.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.6%
- Anglican 14.0%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Noosa Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32160/noosa-heads/topic/religion