46.9% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Westbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Westbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of 8 percentage points separates Westbury from the national figure for people with no religion. This is the most common status in the area, though Christians still make up a large portion of the community. While many people in the region have moved away from formal faith, this trend is less pronounced here than across the rest of Tasmania.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47% of people in Westbury report no religion, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen by 23 points since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 50% recorded across Tasmania.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Westbury splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- No religion 46.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 15.4%
- Catholic 10.9%
- Uniting Church 5.6%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Baptist 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021057/westbury/topic/religion