Prospect · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Prospect

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

Far fewer people in Prospect identify with a religion compared to the Tasmanian average. While 42.9% of residents report no religion, this is well below the state figure of 50%. Despite this, the area remains more secular than the national average.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Christianity is the most common faith at 45.5%, followed closely by those with no religion at 42.9%. Other faiths include Hinduism at 2%, Buddhism at 1.3%, and Islam at 1.2%.

42.9% ▲ +90.6%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.5%
  • 2016: 33.6%
  • 2021: 42.9%

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

Religious affiliation

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Prospect splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (43%), 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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60524/prospect/topic/religion