60.4% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bellingen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bellingen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A strong shift away from organised faith defines Bellingen, where 60.4% of people now claim no religion. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as one of the least religious in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people reporting no religion rose 20 points since 2011 to reach 60.4%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 24.9%, followed by Buddhism at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bellingen, No religion is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 59.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 9.3%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 1.1%
- 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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021083/bellingen/topic/religion