48.3% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Newstead
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Newstead now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed by 20 percentage points since 2011. This shift makes the area much more secular than most similar places. While 48.3% of people identify as non-religious, another 40.1% still identify with a Christian faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%, though it sits a little below Tasmania's 50.0%. Other smaller groups include Hindus at 1.9%, Muslims at 1.7%, and Buddhists at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Newstead, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 15.7%
- Catholic 11.8%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/religion