46.7% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Riverside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Riverside
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A 20 percentage point jump in people claiming no religion since 2011 has shifted the spiritual landscape of Riverside. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, making it a more secular area than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 46.7% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure but well below Tasmania's 50.0%. Other main groups include Christians at 43.9%, Hindus at 2.2%, and Buddhists at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Riverside splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 46.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.2%
- Catholic 11.9%
- Other Christian 8.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.4%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- 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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011046/riverside/topic/religion