43.8% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bendigo Surrounds - North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much larger share of people in Bendigo Surrounds - North report having no religion compared to the rest of the country. Roughly 43.8% of residents identify as non-religious, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion has risen by 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 43.8%. This is well above the 39.3% seen across Victoria, while Christianity remains a common affiliation at 43.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bendigo Surrounds - North splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 43.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 18.7%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Uniting Church 5.4%
- Other Christian 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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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 Bendigo Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202031032/bendigo-surrounds-north/topic/religion