21.7% ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tamworth · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Tamworth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Tamworth compared to the rest of the country. While the national figure is 38.9%, only 21.7% of residents here report no religious affiliation. This makes the area much more likely to be religious than most other parts of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.1%, followed by Hinduism at 6.9%, Islam at 3.2%, and Buddhism at 2.1%. The 21.7% of people with no religion is far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tamworth, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by Not stated (21%) and No religion (20%).
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- Anglican 18.4%
- Catholic 14.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Orthodox 2.0%
- Other Christian 2.0%
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- No religion 20.4%
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 Tamworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13762/tamworth/topic/religion