38.1% ▲ +95.7%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bowen · Urban Centre
Religion in Bowen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 marks a significant shift in Bowen. Nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian, while about 38% now claim no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents (48%) identify as Christian, and the 38.1% with no religion is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism at 0.9%, Islam at 0.5% and Hinduism at 0.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bowen, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (12%).
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- Catholic 18.3%
- Anglican 13.7%
- Uniting Church 5.7%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- No religion 37.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314006/bowen/topic/religion