Queensland Religious Places

Statistics and charts

No of buildings constructed by decade

Timber Buildings vs other material



Buildings constructed by denomination/religion 1840s - 2020

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 894
Roman Catholic 971
Methodist 804
Presbyterian 453
Congregational 98
Uniting 111
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 146
Baptist 380
Lutheran 292
Seventh Day Adventist 118
Church of Christ 127
Salvation Army 179
Brethren 84
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 643
Total 5477


Buildings constructed by denomination/religion - details by decade



Buildings open by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 347
Roman Catholic 419
Methodist/Uniting 96
Presbyterian/Uniting 31
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 90
Uniting 97
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 93
Baptist 138
Lutheran 108
Seventh Day Adventist 82
Church of Christ 62
Salvation Army 45
Brethren 49
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 350
Total 2185

Date of construction by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840 4
1850 28 1940 164
1860 135 1950 573
1870 202 1960 547
1880 389 1970 301
1890 293 1980 393
1900 428 1990 379
1910 456 2000 209
1920 437 2010 148
1930 369 2020 19

Timber buildings by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840
1850 14 1940 130
1860 105 1950 367
1870 171 1960 199
1880 344 1970 56
1890 275 1980 56
1900 363 1990 64
1910 367 2000 24
1920 334 2010 18
1930 278 2020 3

Status of religious places

Category No
Open 2185
Closed 294
Demolished 1598
Closed house 210
Open other faith/denom 119
Closed hall 193

Database statistics

Category No
No of record in database 5477
No of primary images 4403
Percent of records with images 80%
No of second images 1155
No of third images 170
Total images in database 5728

Image sources

Category No
Thom Blake 2049
John Huth 1203
Kerry Raymond 55
Google Maps - street view 528
State Library of Queensland 319
Bert Knottenbeld 50
Mark Baker 56