51.5% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
South Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Religion in South Launceston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in South Launceston report having no religion, making it a secular area compared to the rest of the country. This shift is seen in a community where 51.5% of residents identify as non-religious, while others follow a mix of faith traditions.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The 51.5% of residents with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Those with a faith are mostly Christian (33.4%), followed by smaller groups of Hindus (3.7%), Muslims (3.5%), and Buddhists (1.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In South Launceston, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 33%.
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- No religion 51.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 11.8%
- Catholic 10.9%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60616/south-launceston/topic/religion