58.3% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bangalow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bangalow
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of all residents in Bangalow now report having no religion. This represents a major shift in the area, with the number of people identifying as non-religious climbing by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
A typical 58.3% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 38.9% national figure. This is among the highest rates for any similar area. Other groups include Christians at 25%, Buddhists at 1.5%, and Jews at 0.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bangalow, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 25%.
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- No religion 56.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 10.9%
- Anglican 7.5%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Baptist 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Bangalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011238/bangalow/topic/religion