42.1% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rainbow Beach · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Rainbow Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A split in belief defines Rainbow Beach, where almost as many people claim no faith as those who identify as Christians. With 42.1% of residents reporting no religion, the area reflects a broader national shift away from traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 44.3%, while 42.1% of people have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Rainbow Beach splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (42%), with Not stated at 13%.
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- Anglican 16.7%
- Catholic 15.0%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 40.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
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 Rainbow Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32385/rainbow-beach/topic/religion