Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward : Religious Faiths

Religious Faiths

Data cube chart.

Major religious faiths in 2001 2001 2011 2021
Christians 2,290 Show data context 1,988 Show data context 1,486 Show data context
Buddhist 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context
Hindu 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
Jewish 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Muslim 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context
Sikh 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 61 Show data context
None 1,084 Show data context 1,636 Show data context 2,603 Show data context
Not stated 128 Show data context 352 Show data context 237 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Religion (Table UV16), 11 way)
2011 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table KS209SCb - Religion)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Scot-Census-2022-Output-Area-v1, Table UV205 - Religion)

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kirkwall West and Orphir Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Religious Faiths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026