Dimboola · Urban Centre

Religion in Dimboola

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Well over 45% of people in Dimboola report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend in the town, where those without a faith have increased significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Dimboola, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Almost half of the population (45.0%) now claim no religion, which is 6.1 percentage points higher than the Australian figure and has risen 14 points since 2011. Christianity remains the other major group at 45.6%, while Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism each represent less than 1% of residents.

45.0% ▲ +46.9%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 30.6%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 45.0%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Dimboola splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 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 Dimboola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215030/dimboola/topic/religion