62.7% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Religion in South Hobart
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A huge shift towards secularism defines South Hobart, where a majority of residents now identify as having no religion. This trend is far more pronounced here than in the rest of Tasmania, with 62.7% of people reporting no faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 62.7% of people claiming no religion, this figure is far above the Tasmanian average of 50% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other faiths are less common, with Christianity at 23.8%, Buddhism at 2.2%, and Hinduism at 2.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Hobart, No religion is the majority at 63%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 62.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 8.9%
- Catholic 8.4%
- Other Christian 2.9%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Baptist 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 South Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60615/south-hobart/topic/religion