48.4% ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Launceston · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Launceston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Launceston now report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a major trend, as the number of non-religious residents has jumped 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 48.4% of residents have no religion, this is a little below the Tasmania figure of 50.0%. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 39.5%, Hinduism at 2.3%, Islam at 1.3%, and Buddhism at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Launceston, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (6%).
-
- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
-
- Anglican 13.8%
- Catholic 12.1%
- Other Christian 5.7%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.3%
-
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Launceston
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60201/launceston/topic/religion