45.8% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Stanley · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Stanley (L) report having no religion. This shift is significant, as the number of people without a faith has jumped by 16 percentage points since 2011. While this is well above the national figure, it remains well below the state average for Tasmania.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 45.8%, followed closely by Christianity at 45%. Buddhism accounts for 1.2% of the population, while there are no residents identifying as Hindu or Muslim.
45.8% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Stanley splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Stanley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621026/stanley/topic/religion