62.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Needles · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A lack of religious affiliation is the dominant trend in Needles, where 62% of people report no religion. This makes the area far less religious than the rest of Tasmania and the national average.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 62% of residents claiming no religion, Needles is among the highest for this trend in similar areas. This figure is 23 points higher than the national average and 12 points above the Tasmanian figure, while 34% of the community identify as Christian.
62.0% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Needles, No religion is the majority at 65%; Christianity is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Needles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60447/needles/topic/religion