56.3% ▲ +145.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dales Creek · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Dales Creek report no religion compared to the rest of the state. Over half the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has jumped significantly in the last decade.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 56.3% of the population, which is 17 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures. This represents a sharp increase from 2011, when only 22.9% of residents identified this way.
56.3% ▲ +145.8%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Dales Creek, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222014/dales-creek/topic/religion