50.7% ▲ +74.9%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dunkley · Federal Electorate
Religion in Dunkley
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of people in Dunkley now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed sharply in recent years. This shift makes the area stand out from both state and national trends, with the non-religious population reaching 50.7%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9% and rose by 22 percentage points since 2011. Other groups include Christians at 38.9%, while Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims each make up about 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dunkley, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 50.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 17.6%
- Anglican 9.4%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- 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 Dunkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED212/dunkley/topic/religion