70.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Hastings · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift away from faith has seen Hastings become an area where most people now claim no religion. More than 70% of the population identifies this way, which is far above the figures for both Tasmania and the rest of Australia.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 70.4% of residents report having no religion, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and far above the 38.9% national average. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 14.8%, while other religions like Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism are not reported here.
70.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Hastings, No religion is the majority at 68%; Not stated is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60262/hastings/topic/religion