44.7% ▲ +103.3%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Old Beach - Otago · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Old Beach - Otago
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Old Beach - Otago claim no religion than in most similar areas. While nearly half of the population identifies as non-religious, Christianity remains the most common faith at 48.4%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion has jumped 23 points since 2011 to reach 44.7%. This figure is well above the Australian average, although it remains well below the Tasmanian figure of 50.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Old Beach - Otago splits fairly evenly between Christianity (48%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 18.5%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 44.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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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 Old Beach - Otago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011003/old-beach-otago/topic/religion