39.0% ▲ +102.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merinda · Urban Centre
Religion in Merinda
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Merinda (L) compared to most similar areas. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 45.2%, the number of residents with no religious affiliation has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39% of people here have no religion, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and roughly the same as the national average. This represents a significant shift in the community, as this group rose from 19.3% in 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merinda, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (39%) and Not stated (16%).
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- Catholic 12.7%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Uniting Church 7.0%
- Other Christian 6.1%
- Pentecostal 4.8%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
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- No religion 38.9%
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 Merinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322078/merinda/topic/religion