55.3% ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hobart · Council (LGA)
Religion in Hobart
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Hobart now reports having no religion. This is a huge shift for the city, with the number of people who aren't religious jumping by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 55.3%, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Other groups include Christians at 30.1%, Hindus at 3.3%, Buddhists at 2.1%, and Muslims at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hobart, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 30%.
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- No religion 54.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.9%
- Anglican 10.3%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62810/hobart/topic/religion