46.0% ▲ +70.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 19 percentage points since 2011 marks a major shift in the faith of Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford. Nearly half of the population now identifies as having no religion, making it a more secular area than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Those with no religion make up 46% of the area, which is well above the 38.9% seen across Australia. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 40.4%, Buddhism at 2.9%, Islam at 2.3%, and Hinduism at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 24.3%
- Anglican 7.3%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 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 Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011045/bayswater-embleton-bedford/topic/religion