51.7% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Devonport · Urban Area
Religion in Devonport
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of Devonport residents now report no religion, a huge jump from 2011. This shift has seen the area move far above the national figure for people without a faith, with 51.7% of the population now identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 23 percentage points since 2011 to reach 51.7%, which is among the highest for similar areas. Christianity follows at 38.7%, while Hinduism and Buddhism account for 1% and 0.8% respectively.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Devonport, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 51.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 12.6%
- Catholic 11.7%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6002/devonport/topic/religion