41.2% ▲ +86.9%
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Queensland · State / Territory
Religion in Queensland
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Queensland identify with a religion, though the number of those without a faith is growing quickly. Christianity remains the most common choice at 45.7%, but 41.2% of the population now report no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 41.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 38.9%. This group has grown significantly, rising 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Queensland splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (41%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 11.3%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 40.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/3/queensland/topic/religion