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At the 2001 Census, more than two-thirds of the 75,670 people in the Outer South-East Region at the 2001 Census reported that they were Christians. There were 19,202 Catholics, 12,134 Anglicans, and 5,625 Uniting Church members.
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Catholics outnumbered Anglicans in each of the SLAs in the Outer South-East Region.
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In five SLAs in the Outer South-East Region (Eight Mile Plains, Kuraby, MacGregor, Runcorn and Stretton-Karawatha) at least 10.0% of the population belonged to non-Christian religions. The highest proportion was 19.0% in Stretton-Karawatha.
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In Stretton-Karawatha, 17.5% of the population (7,224 people) stated that they had no religion compared to the Outer South-East Region average of 13.3%.
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In the Outer South-East Region, 7,224 people (9.5% of the population) did not state their religious affiliation.
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Religion (numbers)
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All persons (excl overseas visitors)
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Christianity
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Non-Christian
Religion
No.
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No
Religion(a)
No.
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Not
stated(b)
No.
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Total
No.
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Anglican
No.
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Catholic
No.
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Uniting
No.
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Other
No.
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Eight Mile Plains |
1,672 |
2,550 |
673 |
2,208 |
1,196 |
1,559 |
1,035 |
10,893 |
Kuraby |
727 |
1,089 |
329 |
917 |
556 |
614 |
392 |
4,624 |
MacGregor |
762 |
1,185 |
388 |
983 |
600 |
742 |
431 |
5,091 |
Mansfield |
1,608 |
2,582 |
723 |
2,355 |
448 |
974 |
670 |
9,360 |
Mount Gravatt |
503 |
906 |
272 |
470 |
125 |
477 |
281 |
3,034 |
Mount Gravatt East |
1,683 |
2,532 |
747 |
1,708 |
448 |
1,225 |
1,008 |
9,351 |
Rochedale |
236 |
258 |
95 |
286 |
77 |
156 |
129 |
1,237 |
Runcorn |
1,685 |
2,888 |
849 |
2,358 |
1,263 |
1,863 |
1,257 |
12,163 |
Stretton-Karawatha |
291 |
701 |
191 |
476 |
581 |
535 |
279 |
3,054 |
Upper Mount Gravatt |
1,421 |
1,935 |
575 |
1,318 |
379 |
959 |
779 |
7,366 |
Wishart |
1,546 |
2,576 |
783 |
2,142 |
553 |
934 |
963 |
9,497 |
Outer South-East Region |
12,134 |
19,202 |
5,625 |
15,221 |
6,226 |
10,038 |
7,224 |
75,670 |
Brisbane City |
170,533 |
244,958 |
67,919 |
122,824 |
39,657 |
130,739 |
97,150 |
873,780 |
(a) includes 'No religion nfd', 'Atheism', 'Humanism' and 'Rationalism'
(b) includes Inadequately described
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Religion (percentages)
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All persons (excl overseas visitors)
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Christianity
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Non-Christian
Religion
%
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No
Religion(a)
%
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Not
stated(b)
%
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Total
%
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Anglican
%
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Catholic
%
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Uniting
%
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Other
%
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Eight Mile Plains |
15.3% |
23.4% |
6.2% |
20.3% |
11.0% |
14.3% |
9.5% |
100.0% |
Kuraby |
15.7% |
23.6% |
7.1% |
19.8% |
12.0% |
13.3% |
8.5% |
100.0% |
MacGregor |
15.0% |
23.3% |
7.6% |
19.3% |
11.8% |
14.6% |
8.5% |
100.0% |
Mansfield |
17.2% |
27.6% |
7.7% |
25.2% |
4.8% |
10.4% |
7.2% |
100.0% |
Mount Gravatt |
16.6% |
29.9% |
9.0% |
15.5% |
4.1% |
15.7% |
9.3% |
100.0% |
Mount Gravatt East |
18.0% |
27.1% |
8.0% |
18.3% |
4.8% |
13.1% |
10.8% |
100.0% |
Rochedale |
19.1% |
20.9% |
7.7% |
23.1% |
6.2% |
12.6% |
10.4% |
100.0% |
Runcorn |
13.9% |
23.7% |
7.0% |
19.4% |
10.4% |
15.3% |
10.3% |
100.0% |
Stretton-Karawatha |
9.5% |
23.0% |
6.3% |
15.6% |
19.0% |
17.5% |
9.1% |
100.0% |
Upper Mount Gravatt |
19.3% |
26.3% |
7.8% |
17.9% |
5.1% |
13.0% |
10.6% |
100.0% |
Wishart |
16.3% |
27.1% |
8.2% |
22.6% |
5.8% |
9.8% |
10.1% |
100.0% |
Outer South-East Region |
16.0% |
25.4% |
7.4% |
20.1% |
8.2% |
13.3% |
9.5% |
100.0% |
Brisbane City |
19.5% |
28.0% |
7.8% |
14.1% |
4.5% |
15.0% |
11.1% |
100.0% |
(a) includes 'No religion nfd', 'Atheism', 'Humanism' and 'Rationalism'
(b) includes Inadequately described
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