54.7% ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Burnie
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Burnie report having no religion. This is a far higher proportion than the Australian average, marking a shift toward a more secular community in this part of Tasmania.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident of Burnie does not follow a faith, with 54.7% reporting no religion, which is far above the national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 32.5%, followed by Hinduism at 4.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Burnie, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 32%.
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- No religion 54.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 11.4%
- Anglican 7.9%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Pentecostal 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60084/burnie/topic/religion