27.1% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Thornton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Thornton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith remains a strong part of life in Thornton, where the number of people reporting no religion has fallen since 2011. Nearly 69% of the community identifies as Christian, making it far more religious than the typical Australian area.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 68.7% of people identify as Christian, while those with no religion make up 27.1%. This last group is far below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Thornton, Christianity is the majority at 67%; No religion is next at 26%.
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- Catholic 24.0%
- Anglican 18.1%
- Other Christian 11.8%
- Uniting Church 11.3%
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- No religion 24.0%
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 Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32816/thornton/topic/religion