35.2% ▲ +60.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bentley - Wilson - St James · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Bentley - Wilson - St James
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Fewer people identify with no religion in Bentley - Wilson - St James compared to most similar areas. While the number of people claiming no faith rose by 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 35.2%, this remains well below both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The community is split almost evenly between those with no religion (35.2%) and Christians (34.7%). Other significant groups include Muslims at 7.8%, Buddhists at 7.0%, and Hindus at 4.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bentley - Wilson - St James splits fairly evenly between No religion (35%) and Christianity (35%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 34.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 15.6%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Anglican 5.9%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Bentley - Wilson - St James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031124/bentley-wilson-st-james/topic/religion