52.5% ▲ +80.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
George Town · Suburb / Locality
Religion in George Town
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher proportion of people in George Town report no religion compared to the national figure. Over half the population—52.5%—identify as non-religious, which is well above the Australian average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 38.7% of residents identify with a Christian faith, the 52.5% who claim no religion is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above the Tasmania rate and 14 percentage points higher than the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In George Town, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 52.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 16.6%
- Catholic 13.5%
- Other Christian 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60225/george-town/topic/religion