54.9% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Hobart
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from organised faith has seen the proportion of people in Hobart with no religion climb by 15 percentage points since 2011. Now, 54.9% of residents report no religious affiliation, making Hobart far more secular than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half the population identifies as having no religion, a figure well above the Tasmania average. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 26.0%, Hinduism at 4.0%, Buddhism at 3.3%, and Islam at 2.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Hobart, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 26%.
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- No religion 54.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 10.3%
- Anglican 8.4%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/religion