49.8% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Rest of Tas. · Capital City
Religion in Rest of Tas.
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the population across Rest of Tas. reports no religion, ranking it among the highest areas for this trend. This shift is a major story for the region, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 13 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (49.8%) have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 39.5%, while Hinduism (1.0%) and Buddhism (0.8%) are less common.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Rest of Tas., the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.7%
- Catholic 11.7%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Rest of Tas. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6RTAS/rest-of-tas/topic/religion