51.4% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Somerset · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Somerset
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Somerset now report having no religion. This shift mirrors a wider trend, with 51.4% of residents claiming no religious affiliation, making it much more likely than in most other areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Over half the population (51.4%) identifies as having no religion, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and far above the national rate. Christianity is the next most common group at 39.3%, while Buddhism and Hinduism are very rare.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Somerset, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 51.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 13.4%
- Catholic 12.1%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 4.2%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60608/somerset/topic/religion