37.0% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Balgal Beach · Urban Centre
Religion in Balgal Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of residents now claim no faith, with the figure rising by 4.1 percentage points since 2011 in Balgal Beach. While this trend is upward, nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian. The area remains more religious than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47.4%, while 37.0% of people have no religion. This last group is a little below the national figure of 38.9% and well below Queensland's 41.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Balgal Beach, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (14%).
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 16.7%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 36.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
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 Balgal Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321008/balgal-beach/topic/religion