Queensland Religious Places

Statistics and charts

Chart 1 - No of buildings constructed by decade

Chart 2 - No of timber buildings constructed by decade

Chart 3 - Timber Buildings vs other material



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

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 904
Roman Catholic 983
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 84
Independent 107
Christadelphian 21
Jehovah Witnesses 102
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 44
Union 49
Orthodox 43
Apostolic Church of Queensland 36
Other 649
Total 5511


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

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 192
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 96
Total 1175


Buildings constructed by denomination/religion - details by decade



Table 3 - Buildings open by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 344
Roman Catholic 422
Methodist/Uniting 95
Presbyterian/Uniting 31
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 89
Uniting 97
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 92
Baptist 139
Lutheran 108
Seventh Day Adventist 82
Church of Christ 62
Salvation Army 44
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 350
Total 2180


Table 3 - Buildings closed or demolished since 1980 by denomination/religion

Denomination/religion No
Anglican 231 18
Roman Catholic 183
Methodist/Uniting 95
Presbyterian/Uniting 23
Congregational/Uniting 4
Presbyterian 135
Uniting 8
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) 25
Baptist 105
Lutheran 63
Seventh Day Adventist 15
Church of Christ 29
Salvation Army 45
Brethren 23
Independent 8
Christadelphian 4
Jehovah Witnesses 8
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 4
Union 15
Orthodox 3
Apostolic Church of Queensland 3
Other 388
Total 1266

Table 4 - Date of construction by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840 7
1850 28 1940 166
1860 135 1950 577
1870 205 1960 548
1880 392 1970 300
1890 296 1980 394
1900 435 1990 381
1910 453 2000 209
1920 440 2010 150
1930 371 2020 22

Table 5 - Timber buildings by decade

Decade No Decade No
1840
1850 14 1940 132
1860 104 1950 372
1870 173 1960 200
1880 346 1970 58
1890 278 1980 57
1900 370 1990 64
1910 367 2000 24
1920 337 2010 18
1930 282 2020 4

Table 6 - Status of religious places

Category No
Open 2180
Closed 302
Demolished 1616
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 5511
No of primary images 4458
Percent of records with images 81%
No of second images 1212
No of third images 202
Total images in database 5872

Table 8 - Image sources

Category No
Thom Blake 3098
John Huth 1197
Kerry Raymond 55
Google Maps - street view 539
State Library of Queensland 326
Bert Knottenbeld 50
Mark Baker 56