52.9% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sunshine Beach · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Sunshine Beach report having no religion. This is a much higher figure than in most other areas, making it a community where a majority of residents do not identify with a faith.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.9% of people have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 36.2%, followed by Buddhism at 1.7%.
52.9% ▲ +74.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Sunshine Beach, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32700/sunshine-beach/topic/religion