47.3% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dorset · Council (LGA)
Religion in Dorset
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Dorset identify as having no religion, making this the most common response. This trend is a major shift for the area, with the number of people reporting no religion jumping 22 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.3% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and much higher than most similar areas. Christians make up the next largest group at 41.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dorset, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (10%).
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Anglican 19.7%
- Catholic 7.6%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Dorset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61810/dorset/topic/religion