49.7% ▲ +130.7%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dover · Urban Centre
Religion in Dover
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Dover now report having no religion, a figure that has jumped 28 percentage points since 2011. This shift means almost 50% of the local population identifies as non-religious, which is far above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 49.7% of people have no religion, 41.8% identify with Christianity. The number of people with no religion is much higher than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the Tasmania state average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dover, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.4%
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- Anglican 19.7%
- Catholic 13.5%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Baptist 1.0%
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621010/dover/topic/religion