45.0% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newnham - Mayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newnham - Mayfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Newnham - Mayfield now report having no religion, reflecting a significant shift in local beliefs. This change is most visible in the rapid rise of non-religious residents, who now outnumber those identifying with any single faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 45.0% of the area, a figure that has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011. While this is well above the national figure of 38.9%, it remains well below the Tasmanian average of 50.0%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newnham - Mayfield, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (35%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 44.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 12.6%
- Catholic 10.3%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 2.0%
- Sikhism 0.6%
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 Newnham - Mayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011041/newnham-mayfield/topic/religion