15.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tarawera · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people in Tarawera identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the country. Only 15.9% of the population report no faith, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 38.9%. This makes the area one of the least secular places of its kind.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 60.9%. The proportion of people with no religion is far below the Queensland figure of 41.2% and among the lowest for similar areas.
15.9% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Tarawera, Christianity is the majority at 67%; No religion is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Tarawera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32749/tarawera/topic/religion