52.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Scotchy Pocket · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Scotchy Pocket now report having no religion. This represents a significant shift for the area, where a majority of residents now identify as non-religious, far exceeding the figures for both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident of Scotchy Pocket is non-religious, with 52.7% identifying this way, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 30.9%.
52.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Scotchy Pocket, No religion is the majority at 63%; Christianity is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Scotchy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32526/scotchy-pocket/topic/religion