50.4% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Greater Hobart · Capital City
Religion in Greater Hobart
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of people in Greater Hobart now report having no religion, making it one of the areas with the highest proportion of non-religious residents in the region. This shift is a major trend in the city, with the non-religious population growing significantly in recent years.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.4% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9% and rose by 9.9 points since 2016. Other common faiths include Christianity at 37.1%, Hinduism at 2.6%, and Buddhism and Islam both at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Greater Hobart, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 49.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.1%
- Catholic 14.1%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/religion