27.4% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Banks · Federal Electorate
Religion in Banks
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 7.7 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 marks a shift in Banks. Despite this growth, the area remains more religious than most of the country, with over half of the population identifying as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.8% of residents identify as Christian, while 27.4% report no religion, a figure that is far below the national average of 38.9%. Other faith groups include Islam at 6.3%, Buddhism at 4.5%, and Hinduism at 4.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Banks, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 22.7%
- Orthodox 9.7%
- Anglican 8.5%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 27.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED101/banks/topic/religion