54.2% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Launceston · Suburb / Locality
Religion in West Launceston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people claim no religion in West Launceston than in most similar areas. Over half the population identifies as non-religious, which is a much higher rate than seen across the rest of Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 54.2% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the Tasmanian average and far above the national rate. Other main groups include Christians at 36.8%, while Islam and Hinduism each account for 1.6% of the area.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Launceston, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 53.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Catholic 12.8%
- Anglican 11.0%
- Other Christian 6.0%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 West Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60734/west-launceston/topic/religion