Akaroa · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Akaroa

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

More than half of the people in Akaroa report having no religion. This makes the area much less religious than most others, with 51.5% of residents opting out of a faith.

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📍 Akaroa, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

The number of people with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9% and a little above Tasmania's 50.0%. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian, at 44.6%, while Buddhism is the next most common at 2.3%.

51.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 51.5%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Akaroa, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (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 Akaroa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60008/akaroa/topic/religion