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 893
Roman Catholic 970
Methodist 803
Presbyterian 448
Congregational 98
Uniting 111
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 145
Baptist 380
Lutheran 292
Seventh Day Adventist 118
Church of Christ 127
Salvation Army 179
Brethren 84
Independent 107
Christadelphian 21
Jehovah Witnesses 102
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 44
Union 47
Orthodox 43
Apostolic Church of Queensland 36
Other 637
Total 5460


Buildings constructed by denomination/religion - details by decade



Buildings open by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 348
Roman Catholic 420
Methodist/Uniting 96
Presbyterian/Uniting 31
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 90
Uniting 97
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 92
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 2186

Date of construction by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840 4
1850 28 1940 162
1860 135 1950 573
1870 202 1960 545
1880 389 1970 301
1890 291 1980 394
1900 424 1990 380
1910 452 2000 208
1920 435 2010 147
1930 368 2020 19

Timber buildings by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840
1850 14 1940 128
1860 105 1950 367
1870 171 1960 198
1880 344 1970 56
1890 274 1980 56
1900 359 1990 64
1910 364 2000 24
1920 331 2010 18
1930 277 2020 3

Status of religious places

Category No
Open 2186
Closed 290
Demolished 1588
Closed house 210
Open other faith/denom 118
Closed hall 193

Database statistics

Category No
No of record in database 5460
No of primary images 4376
Percent of records with images 80%
No of second images 1128
No of third images 156
Total images in database 5660

Image sources

Category No
Thom Blake 1124
John Huth 1207
Kerry Raymond 53
Google Maps - street view 530
State Library of Queensland 318
Bert Knottenbeld 50
Mark Baker 56