40.5% ▲ +88.2%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Townsville · State Electorate
Religion in Townsville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people reporting no religion defines the spiritual landscape of Townsville. While nearly half the population identifies as Christian, those with no faith now make up 40.5% of the community. This shift marks a significant change in how locals view religion compared to a decade ago.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 40.5%, which is slightly above the national figure. Christianity remains the most common faith at 47.3%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists at 1.0% and Hindus at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (41%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 23.3%
- Anglican 10.9%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 40.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/religion