15.1% —
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bankstown - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bankstown - North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A slow rise in people claiming no religion has occurred in Bankstown - North, though faith remains central here. Only 15.1% of residents report having no religion, which is far lower than the national figure of 38.9%. Most people in the area identify with a faith, with Islam and Christianity being the most common.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Islam is the most common faith at 34.9%, followed by Christianity at 29.9% and Buddhism at 9.1%. The proportion of people with no religion is among the lowest for similar areas and sits far below the New South Wales figure of 33.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bankstown - North splits fairly evenly between Islam (35%) and Christianity (30%), with No religion at 15%.
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- Catholic 15.9%
- Orthodox 5.7%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Anglican 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- No religion 14.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Bankstown - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011571/bankstown-north/topic/religion