40.2% ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Doncaster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Doncaster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp 16 percentage point rise in people reporting no religion since 2011 defines the changing spiritual landscape of Doncaster. This shift has left the area split almost evenly between those with a faith and those without.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 40.8%, while 40.2% of people report no religion, a figure slightly above the national 38.9%. Other notable groups include Buddhists at 6.5%, Muslims at 3.7%, and Hindus at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Doncaster splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (40%), with Buddhism at 6%.
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- Catholic 15.4%
- Orthodox 9.5%
- Anglican 4.9%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 39.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.5%
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 Doncaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021157/doncaster/topic/religion