37.0% ▲ +89.6%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dawson · Federal Electorate
Religion in Dawson
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the 49.9% of people in Dawson identify as Christians. While the area has a strong religious base, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed sharply over the last decade. This shift is a major trend for the region, with a rise of 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 37.0% of residents have no religion, which is well below the Queensland figure of 41.2%. Other faiths are less common, with Buddhism and Hinduism each accounting for less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dawson, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 23.0%
- Anglican 11.7%
- Uniting Church 5.4%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- No religion 36.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED306/dawson/topic/religion