57.1% ▲ +184.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dampier · Urban Centre
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in Dampier report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift is striking, as the number of people identifying this way has jumped by 37 percentage points since 2011.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident in Dampier is far more likely to have no religion than those in Western Australia or across the country, with 57.1% reporting no affiliation. This stands in contrast to the 29.3% who identify as Christians.
57.1% ▲ +184.8%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Dampier, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Dampier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515008/dampier/topic/religion