Churches in Brisbane
1354 churches listed · 344 suburbs · Greater Brisbane metropolitan area
1354 churches are listed in Greater Brisbane across 344 suburbs within roughly 80 km of the city centre. The largest denomination represented is Independent with 225 churches. The top three denominations together cover 44% of listings in the metro area. Slacks Creek holds the highest single-suburb count at 24 listings. Browse the largest suburbs below, or filter by denomination.
Greater Brisbane has 1,354 churches at 5.4 per 10,000 residents, the second-highest capital-city density in Australia after Hobart. Read the Q3 2026 church density report.
Denominations in Brisbane
+ 33 more denominations represented across the city.
Top Brisbane suburbs by church count
- Slacks Creek24 churches
- Woolloongabba23 churches
- Brisbane City20 churches
- Inala18 churches
- Caboolture16 churches
- Southport15 churches
- Annerley14 churches
- Brisbane14 churches
- Ipswich14 churches
- Redcliffe14 churches
- Goodna13 churches
- Morayfield13 churches
+ 332 more suburbs in the metropolitan area.
Frequently asked
- How many churches are there in Brisbane?
- The Australian Church Directory lists 1354 active churches in Greater Brisbane across 344 suburbs.
- What denominations are represented in Brisbane?
- The largest denominations in Greater Brisbane by listed church count are Independent (225), Catholic (205), Baptist (168). 41 different denominations are represented across the city.
- Which Brisbane suburb has the most churches?
- Slacks Creek has the most churches in our directory with 24 listings, followed by Woolloongabba, Brisbane City, Inala.
- Does the directory cover all of Greater Brisbane?
- Yes. This hub aggregates listings within approximately 80 km of the Brisbane CBD, covering the metropolitan area. Outer suburbs outside that radius appear on the QLD state page instead.
- How are church listings in Greater Brisbane verified?
- Listings combine denominational registers (Catholic Mass Times, Anglican diocesan rosters, Uniting Church congregational lists, and others), Google Knowledge Graph data, and direct church-submitted updates via the claim flow. The directory currently lists 1354 active churches across Greater Brisbane.
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