52.1% ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Toowong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Toowong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Toowong report having no religion, a figure much higher than in most other areas. This reflects a significant shift away from traditional faith, with 52.1% of residents now identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 52.1% who claim no religion is far above the Queensland figure of 41.2% and the national average of 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 35.5%, followed by smaller numbers of Hindus (2.3%), Buddhists (2.0%) and Muslims (1.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Toowong, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 51.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.4%
- Anglican 7.4%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32854/toowong/topic/religion