44.5% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bayside · Council (LGA)
Religion in Bayside
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of Bayside residents now report having no religion, matching the share of people who identify as Christian. This shift is part of a broader trend where those with no religious affiliation have grown rapidly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 44.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose 18 points since 2011. Other main groups include Christians at 44.5%, while 2.9% of residents identify with Judaism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bayside splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Orthodox 4.3%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 44.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20910/bayside/topic/religion