51.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Somme · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people report having no religion in Somme than the national average. Over half the population identifies as non-religious, which is 12 percentage points above the Australian figure.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.3% of residents say they have no religion, a figure far above the Queensland rate of 41.2%. This matches the percentage of the community that identifies as Christian, while other faiths like Islam or Buddhism are not present.
51.3% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Somme splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (47%), with Not stated at 7%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Somme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32585/somme/topic/religion