37.5% ▲ +64.0%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bennelong · Federal Electorate
Religion in Bennelong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 15 percentage points in people reporting no religion since 2011 defines the shifting spiritual landscape of Bennelong. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 42.9%, the area's religious makeup is becoming increasingly diverse.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion now make up 37.5% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Other significant groups include Hindus at 5.1%, Buddhists at 4.5%, and Muslims at 3.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bennelong, the largest group is Christianity at 43%, followed by No religion (38%) and Not stated (6%).
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- Catholic 20.8%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%
- Orthodox 2.9%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 37.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- 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 Bennelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED103/bennelong/topic/religion