Derby · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Derby

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

More people in Derby report having no religion than in most similar areas. This accounts for 45% of the population, creating a landscape where non-religious views are common but still slightly less frequent than the state average.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While 45% of residents identify as having no religion, which is well above the national figure, it remains well below the 50% seen across Tasmania. Other major groups include Christians at 41.3% and those practicing Islam at 5.5%.

45.0% ▲ +67.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.9%
  • 2016: 34.7%
  • 2021: 45.0%

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

Religious affiliation

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Derby splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (40%), with Not stated at 11%.

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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60150/derby/topic/religion