Taroona · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Taroona

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

Far more people here have no religious affiliation than in most similar areas, with 63.4% of Taroona residents reporting no religion. This is a striking gap compared to both the state and national figures. Only a small minority of the community identify with other faiths.

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📍 Taroona, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

At 63.4%, the share of people with no religion is far above the figures for Tasmania (50.0%) and Australia (38.9%). Christianity is the next most common faith at 28.5%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims.

63.4% ▲ +56.7%

Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.5%
  • 2016: 51.6%
  • 2021: 63.4%

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

Religious affiliation

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In Taroona, No religion is the majority at 64%; Christianity is next at 29%.

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 Taroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60668/taroona/topic/religion