45.0% ▲ +68.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Shearwater · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Shearwater
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Shearwater identify as Christians, making it the most common religious group. While many residents hold no faith, this is less common here than across Tasmania. The area's religious makeup is now split almost evenly between Christians and those with no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 48.3%, while 45.0% of people report no religion. This lack of affiliation is well above the Australian figure, though it is well below the 50.0% seen across Tasmania.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Shearwater splits fairly evenly between Christianity (49%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Anglican 18.1%
- Catholic 14.2%
- Other Christian 6.1%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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 Shearwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60598/shearwater/topic/religion