51.8% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Religion in Sorell
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Sorell report having no religion compared to the national figure. This shift is striking, as more than half the population now identifies as non-religious, a trend that has climbed steeply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half of the population (51.8%) now lists no religion, which is far above the Australian figure of 38.9% and has risen by 23 points since 2011. Other groups include Christians at 38.3%, with small numbers following Buddhism, Hinduism, and other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Sorell, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 51.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 17.4%
- Catholic 13.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/religion