38.0% ▲ +58.8%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Emerald · Urban Area
Religion in Emerald
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Emerald identify as Christians, making it the most common faith in the area. While the number of people claiming no religion has climbed quickly since 2011, it remains lower than the state figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christians make up 49.1% of the population, while 38.0% report no religion. This last group has grown by 14 percentage points since 2011, though the figure is still well below the Queensland average of 41.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 21.5%
- Anglican 10.5%
- Other Christian 7.3%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/religion