43.6% ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dowerin · Council (LGA)
Religion in Dowerin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Dowerin report having no religion compared to most similar areas. While 45.2% of residents identify as Christians, the number of people with no faith has jumped 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.6%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 44% of the population now identify as having no religion, a figure that is well above the national average of 38.9%. This shift is significant, as this group grew from just 26% in 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Dowerin splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- Anglican 17.7%
- Catholic 11.0%
- Uniting Church 6.6%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
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- No religion 42.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Dowerin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52940/dowerin/topic/religion