43.5% ▲ +97.9%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Southern Midlands · Council (LGA)
Religion in Southern Midlands
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people report no religion in Southern Midlands than in most similar areas. While nearly 46% of the population identifies as Christian, those with no religious affiliation have surged to 43.5% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion has risen 21 points since 2011 to reach 43.5%. This figure is well above the national average of 38.9%, though it remains well below the 50% seen across Tasmania.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Southern Midlands splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- Anglican 24.2%
- Catholic 15.1%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Other Christian 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 43.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Southern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65010/southern-midlands/topic/religion