River Heads · Urban Centre

Religion in River Heads

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly 45% of people in River Heads now report having no religion. This shift is a major change for the area, as the number of people without a faith has jumped by 23 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 River Heads, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Christianity is the most common faith at 48.8%, but those with no religion make up 44.9% of the population. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.

44.9% ▲ +102.8%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 26.8%
  • 2021: 44.9%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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River Heads splits fairly evenly between Christianity (49%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 5%.

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 River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315084/river-heads/topic/religion