religious beliefs

Faith & belief in Exeter: "Do you have a religion?"

Authored by Kevin Dixon
Posted: Thu, 01/03/2013 - 11:47am

The 2011 Census asked the people of Exeter which faith or belief system they held. Here's the breakdown.

Out of a population of 117,773, people described themselves as the following:

Christian 63,486

No Religion 39,449

Religion not stated 9,529

Muslim 1,855

Buddhist 683

Jedi Knight 547

Hindu 372

Pagan 200

Sikh 160

Jewish 155

Spiritualist 97

Mixed religion 80

Spiritual 44

Wicca 33

Rastafarian 27

Baha’i 15

Satanism 14

Taoist 11

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06/07/2014 - 7:00pm to 22/07/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Community Centre, St David's Hill, Exeter, EX4 3RG

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