50.0% ▲ +74.7%
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Tasmania · State / Territory
Religion in Tasmania
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the population in Tasmania reports having no religion, which is among the highest proportions for any state in Australia. This shift is a major trend for the region, with the number of people identifying as non-religious jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50% of residents claim no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Those with a religious affiliation are mostly Christian (38.4%), while smaller groups include Hindus (1.7%), Buddhists (1.0%) and Muslims (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Tasmania, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 38%.
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- No religion 49.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 14.4%
- Catholic 12.7%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Tasmania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/6/tasmania/topic/religion