Thom Blake Historian
Queensland religious places database
Stats from the database
Buildings by denomination/religion - the count
Denomination/religion | No |
Anglican | 883 |
Roman Catholic | 963 |
Methodist | 564 |
Presbyterian | 381 |
Uniting | 110 |
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) | 146 |
Baptist | 380 |
Lutheran | 291 |
Seventh Day Adventist | 117 |
Church of Christ | 127 |
Salvation Army | 151 |
Brethren | 85 |
Independent | 103 |
Christadelphian | 21 |
Jehovah Witnesses | 98 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | 43 |
Union | 46 |
Orthodox | 42 |
Apostolic Church of Queensland | 36 |
Other | 896 |
Total | 5356 |
Buildings open by denomination/religion -
Denomination/religion | No |
Anglican | 350 |
Roman Catholic | 421 |
Methodist | 0 |
Presbyterian | 89 |
Uniting | 97 |
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) | 93 |
Baptist | 138 |
Lutheran | 111 |
Seventh Day Adventist | 81 |
Church of Christ | 62 |
Salvation Army | 45 |
Brethren | 51 |
Independent | 69 |
Christadelphian | 11 |
Jehovah Witnesses | 87 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints | 38 |
Union | 8 |
Orthodox | 29 |
Apostolic Church of Queensland | 22 |
Other | 429 |
Total | 2169 |
Date of construction by decade
Decade | No | Decade | No |
1850 | 32 | 1940 | 163 |
1860 | 132 | 1950 | 565 |
1870 | 200 | 1960 | 537 |
1880 | 379 | 1970 | 296 |
1890 | 289 | 1980 | 384 |
1900 | 413 | 1990 | 374 |
1910 | 445 | 2000 | 199 |
1920 | 427 | 2010 | 138 |
1930 | 364 | 2020 | 16 |
Date of Presbyterian by decade
Decade | No | Decade | No |
1850 | 5 | 1940 | 15 |
1860 | 12 | 1950 | 50 |
1870 | 14 | 1960 | 25 |
1880 | 40 | 1970 | 8 |
1890 | 20 | 1980 | 12 |
1900 | 42 | 1990 | 7 |
1910 | 55 | 2000 | 4 |
1920 | 35 | 2010 | 2 |
1930 | 35 | 2020 |
Date of Baptist churches by decade
Decade | No | Decade | No |
1850 | 1 | 1940 | 14 |
1860 | 10 | 1950 | 50 |
1870 | 13 | 1960 | 54 |
1880 | 18 | 1970 | 30 |
1890 | 12 | 1980 | 38 |
1900 | 18 | 1990 | 34 |
1910 | 22 | 2000 | 17 |
1920 | 21 | 2010 | 8 |
1930 | 20 | 2020 |
Status of religious places
Category | No |
Open | 2169 |
Closed | 269 |
Demolished | 1546 |
Closed house | 211 |
Open other faith/denom | 120 |
Closed hall | 193 |