51.2% ▲ +144.6%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Brisbane · State Electorate
Religion in South Brisbane
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of South Brisbane residents now report having no religion, a figure that has surged by 30 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the typical Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.2% of people here have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 31.2%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (3.3%), Hindus (2.4%), and Muslims (1.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Brisbane, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 50.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 5.5%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- 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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30076/south-brisbane/topic/religion