Queensland Religious Places

Statistics and charts

Chart 1 - No of buildings constructed by decade

Chart 2 - Timber Buildings vs other material



Table 1 - Buildings constructed by denomination/religion 1840s - 2020

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 899
Roman Catholic 975
Methodist 807
Presbyterian 454
Congregational 98
Uniting 111
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 146
Baptist 381
Lutheran 292
Seventh Day Adventist 118
Church of Christ 127
Salvation Army 180
Brethren 83
Independent 108
Christadelphian 21
Jehovah Witnesses 102
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 44
Union 49
Orthodox 43
Apostolic Church of Queensland 36
Other 645
Total 5494


Table 2 - Buildings constructed by denomination/religion 1950-1970

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 190
Roman Catholic 242
Methodist 165
Presbyterian 107
Congregational 8
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 34
Baptist 107
Lutheran 86
Seventh Day Adventist 33
Church of Christ 37
Salvation Army 30
Brethren 31
Independent 4
Christadelphian 9
Jehovah Witnesses 9
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 12
Union 3
Orthodox 9
Apostolic Church of Queensland 6
Other 95
Total 1172


Buildings constructed by denomination/religion - details by decade



Table 3 - Buildings open by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 344
Roman Catholic 417
Methodist/Uniting 95
Presbyterian/Uniting 31
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 89
Uniting 97
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 93
Baptist 139
Lutheran 108
Seventh Day Adventist 82
Church of Christ 62
Salvation Army 44
Brethren 46
Independent 72
Christadelphian 11
Jehovah Witnesses 91
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 38
Union 8
Orthodox 29
Apostolic Church of Queensland 22
Other 351
Total 2176

Table 4 - Date of construction by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840 4
1850 28 1940 166
1860 135 1950 575
1870 205 1960 547
1880 392 1970 300
1890 296 1980 393
1900 430 1990 379
1910 454 2000 210
1920 439 2010 149
1930 368 2020 20

Table 5 - Timber buildings by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840
1850 14 1940 132
1860 104 1950 369
1870 173 1960 199
1880 346 1970 58
1890 278 1980 57
1900 366 1990 64
1910 366 2000 24
1920 337 2010 18
1930 279 2020 4

Table 6 - Status of religious places

Category No
Open 2176
Closed 300
Demolished 1608
Closed house 211
Open other faith/denom 119
Closed hall 193
Removed out 228

Table 7 - Database statistics

Category No
No of record in database 5494
No of primary images 4436
Percent of records with images 81%
No of second images 1183
No of third images 186
Total images in database 5805

Table 8 - Image sources

Category No
Thom Blake 2515
John Huth 1197
Kerry Raymond 55
Google Maps - street view 537
State Library of Queensland 323
Bert Knottenbeld 50
Mark Baker 56