 58 @.@ 1 % of the population described themselves in the 2011 census return as being at least nominally Christian and 0 @.@ 8 % as Muslim with all other religions represented by less than 0 @.@ 5 % each . The portion of people without a religion is 32 @.@ 9 % ; above the national average of 24 @.@ 7 % . 7 @.@ 1 % did not state their religious belief . Since the 2001 Census , the number of Christians and Jews has decreased ( <unk> % and -7 % respectively ) , while all other religions have increased and non @-@ religious people have almost doubled in number . 
