37.2% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bentleigh East - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bentleigh East - North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A strong Jewish community is a standout feature of Bentleigh East - North, where 10.2% of residents identify with the faith. This religious diversity sits alongside a growing number of people who identify with no religion. Most residents still lean towards Christianity, which remains the most common affiliation at 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 37.2% of people here have no religion, this is lower than the national figure and rose 7.1 percentage points since 2016. Other common faiths in the area include Hinduism at 4.2% and Buddhism at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bentleigh East - North splits fairly evenly between Christianity (39%) and No religion (37%), with Judaism at 10%.
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Orthodox 10.7%
- Anglican 4.4%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 36.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Bentleigh East - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021426/bentleigh-east-north/topic/religion