48.5% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Launceston and North East · Region (SA4)
Religion in Launceston and North East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge 21 percentage point rise in those with no religion since 2011 has shaped the spiritual landscape of Launceston and North East. This area is now much less religious than most similar regions, with nearly half the population reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 48.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 40.3%, while Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam each account for about 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Launceston and North East, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 15.5%
- Catholic 11.5%
- Other Christian 5.5%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Launceston and North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/602/launceston-and-north-east/topic/religion