37.4% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rockhampton · Urban Area
Religion in Rockhampton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Rockhampton compared to most similar areas. While a number of residents have moved away from organised faith, over half the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.5% of people identify as Christian, while 37.4% have no religion. This last group is much lower than in most similar areas and sits well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%, despite rising 11 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rockhampton, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 37%.
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Anglican 12.3%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 37.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3014/rockhampton/topic/religion