44.3% ▲ +90.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Sherwood
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 44% of people in Sherwood report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This puts the suburb in a position where those with no faith are nearly as numerous as Christians. It reflects a broader shift toward non-religious identities compared to the rest of Queensland.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 44.3% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the Queensland figure of 41.2%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 44.6%, Hinduism at 2.4%, and Buddhism at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 20.2%
- Anglican 11.5%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 43.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32554/sherwood/topic/religion