33.9% ▲ +78.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Toowoomba City · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Toowoomba City
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 40% of people in Toowoomba City identify as Christians, making it a notably religious area. This stands out against wider trends, as far fewer people here report having no religion compared to the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.4% of residents are Christian, while 33.9% have no religion. This last figure is well below the 41.2% for Queensland and the 38.9% national average. Other faiths are less common, with 6% following other religions and 2.1% practicing Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Toowoomba City, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (34%) and Not stated (16%).
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- Catholic 16.8%
- Anglican 8.8%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 33.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 5.7%
- Sikhism 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 Toowoomba City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32855/toowoomba-city/topic/religion