48.7% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bendigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Bendigo report having no religion. This is a significant shift for the area, as the number of people identifying as non-religious has jumped 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 48.7%, the share of people with no religion is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 37.6%, with smaller groups practicing Buddhism (2.1%) and Hinduism (1.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.0%
- Anglican 8.3%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011018/bendigo/topic/religion