Newnham · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Newnham

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

Forty-one per cent of people in Newnham report having no religion, which is a little above the national figure. This makes the absence of religious faith the most common response for the area, though Christian beliefs remain a strong second.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

While 41.0% of residents have no religion—well below the Tasmanian figure of 50.0%—others identify as Christian (37.5%), Hindu (6.0%), or Buddhist (3.5%).

41.0% ▲ +61.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.4%
  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 41.0%

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

Religious affiliation

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Newnham splits fairly evenly between No religion (41%) and Christianity (37%), with Not stated at 7%.

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 Newnham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60452/newnham/topic/religion