42.7% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Smithton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Smithton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 has shifted the spiritual landscape of Smithton. While 42.7% of residents now claim no faith, Christianity remains the most common affiliation at 43.6%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 42.7% of residents with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%, but sits well below Tasmania's 50.0%. Small numbers of people also identify with Islam (1.9%) and Hinduism (0.6%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Smithton splits fairly evenly between Christianity (44%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- Anglican 14.4%
- Catholic 11.5%
- Other Christian 8.1%
- Pentecostal 3.5%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 42.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
- Other religious groups 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 Smithton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031095/smithton/topic/religion