49.9% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dover Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Dover Gardens
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Dover Gardens report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This shift towards non-religious identities is a defining feature of the local community's spiritual landscape.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.9% of people here have no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. While Christianity is the next most common group at 35.7%, smaller numbers of residents identify as Hindu (3.1%), Muslim (2.7%) or Buddhist (1.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dover Gardens, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (36%) and Not stated (5%).
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- No religion 49.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Anglican 7.7%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
- Sikhism 0.8%
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 Dover Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40371/dover-gardens/topic/religion