47.8% ▲ +101.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Summerhill - Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Summerhill - Prospect
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A surge in those claiming no faith has redefined the spiritual landscape of Summerhill - Prospect. Since 2011, the number of people with no religion has jumped by 24 percentage points to reach 47.8%. This shift means nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While no religion is the most common response at 47.8%, it remains a little below the Tasmanian figure of 50.0% but well above the Australian average of 38.9%. Christianity is the second most common affiliation at 43.5%, followed by smaller groups of Hindus at 1.1% and Buddhists at 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Summerhill - Prospect splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 47.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.0%
- Anglican 14.9%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Baptist 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Summerhill - Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011048/summerhill-prospect/topic/religion