48.9% ▲ +133.9%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Noosa · State Electorate
Religion in Noosa
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Noosa report having no religion, making it a much less religious place than most of the country. This shift is striking, as the number of people without a faith has jumped by 28 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.9% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.7%, while Buddhism is followed by other smaller religions.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Noosa, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.5%
- Anglican 13.6%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.0%
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 Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30066/noosa/topic/religion