35.0% ▲ +75.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Charters Towers · Urban Centre
Religion in Charters Towers
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Strong faith and church ties still shape daily life in Charters Towers, where nearly half the population identifies as Christian. This makes the town far more religious than the national average, though the number of people claiming no religion has jumped 15 points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.2%, while 35.0% of residents have no religion. This lack of affiliation is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and much lower than in most other similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Charters Towers, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (15%).
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- Catholic 18.4%
- Anglican 13.3%
- Uniting Church 7.8%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 34.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314007/charters-towers/topic/religion