48.9% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo · Federal Electorate
Religion in Bendigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Bendigo now report having no religion, marking a major shift in the local spiritual landscape. This trend has accelerated quickly, with the number of non-religious residents climbing 23 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical resident here is more likely to have no religion (48.9%) than any other affiliation, a figure far above the national average. Christianity follows at 40.3%, while Buddhism is the next most common faith at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 9.4%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED203/bendigo/topic/religion