54.9% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Downlands · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Downlands report having no religion, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area much less religious than most other places in Australia and Tasmania.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 54.9% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the state average and far above the Australian typical of 38.9%. The remaining 40.9% of the population identify as Christians.
54.9% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Downlands, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Downlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60166/downlands/topic/religion