45.8% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dorrigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Dorrigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Dorrigo report having no religion compared to the state average. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of people without a faith jumping 18 points since 2011. Now, nearly 46% of the population identifies as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those reporting no religion make up 45.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 39.5%, followed by small groups of Buddhists at 1.1% and Muslims at 0.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dorrigo, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (13%).
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- No religion 45.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 17.5%
- Catholic 10.7%
- Uniting Church 4.1%
- Other Christian 4.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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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 Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021087/dorrigo/topic/religion