40.3% ▲ +85.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Townsville · Urban Centre
Religion in Townsville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A jump of 19 percentage points in the number of people with no religion since 2011 defines the spiritual landscape of Townsville. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the shift toward having no faith is the most significant change in the area's religious profile.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 40.3% of residents now report no religion, a figure slightly above the national average and similar to the Queensland rate. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 47.4%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists and Hindus at 0.8% each.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Townsville, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- Catholic 22.7%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 39.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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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/ucl/UCL303003/townsville/topic/religion