42.5% ▲ +98.6%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bowman · Federal Electorate
Religion in Bowman
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people reporting no religion has reshaped the spiritual landscape of Bowman since 2011. While half the population still identifies as Christian, the number of residents with no religious affiliation has jumped by 21 percentage points over the last decade to reach 42.5%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.5% of residents now claim no religion, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen significantly since 2011. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 49.6%, while Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religions each make up around 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bowman, the largest group is Christianity at 50%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (5%).
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- Catholic 18.6%
- Anglican 13.5%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 42.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Bowman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED303/bowman/topic/religion