49.1% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Tamar · Council (LGA)
Religion in West Tamar
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of West Tamar residents now report having no religion. This shift is a major part of the local story, with 49.1% of people identifying this way in a region where the number of non-religious people has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.1% of people have no religion, a figure far above the national average and similar to the Tasmanian figure. Christianity follows at 41.6%, while Hinduism and Buddhism account for 1.2% and 0.7% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Tamar, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 13.5%
- Catholic 10.8%
- Other Christian 7.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%
- Uniting Church 3.3%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- 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 West Tamar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65810/west-tamar/topic/religion