42.1% ▲ +97.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Howard · Urban Centre
Religion in Howard
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people claiming no religion has shifted the spiritual landscape of Howard since 2011. While nearly half the population still identifies as Christian, the number of residents with no faith has jumped by 21 percentage points in a decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.1% of people here have no religion, a figure that is well above the national average and matches the Queensland trend. Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 49.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Howard, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Anglican 17.0%
- Catholic 14.9%
- Uniting Church 6.4%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 41.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 1.2%
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 Howard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315043/howard/topic/religion