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 894
Roman Catholic 971
Methodist 805
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 48
Orthodox 43
Apostolic Church of Queensland 36
Other 644
Total 5481


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

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 189
Roman Catholic 243
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 32
Brethren 32
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 94
Total 1174


Buildings constructed by denomination/religion - details by decade



Table 3 - Buildings open by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 345
Roman Catholic 419
Methodist/Uniting 96
Presbyterian/Uniting 31
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 90
Uniting 97
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 93
Baptist 139
Lutheran 108
Seventh Day Adventist 82
Church of Christ 62
Salvation Army 45
Brethren 47
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 2183

Table 4 - Date of construction by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840 4
1850 28 1940 164
1860 135 1950 575
1870 202 1960 546
1880 389 1970 301
1890 293 1980 392
1900 430 1990 379
1910 456 2000 209
1920 439 2010 148
1930 368 2020 20

Table 5 - Timber buildings by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840
1850 14 1940 130
1860 105 1950 369
1870 171 1960 198
1880 344 1970 56
1890 275 1980 56
1900 366 1990 64
1910 367 2000 24
1920 336 2010 18
1930 277 2020 4

Table 6 - Status of religious places

Category No
Open 2183
Closed 297
Demolished 1601
Closed house 210
Open other faith/denom 119
Closed hall 193
Removed out 224

Table 7 - Database statistics

Category No
No of record in database 5481
No of primary images 4410
Percent of records with images 80%
No of second images 1168
No of third images 179
Total images in database 5757

Table 8 - Image sources

Category No
Thom Blake 2348
John Huth 1197
Kerry Raymond 55
Google Maps - street view 529
State Library of Queensland 321
Bert Knottenbeld 50
Mark Baker 56