44.6% ▲ +92.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Banks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Banks
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Banks report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This lack of religious affiliation is now the most common response, reflecting a broader trend toward secularism in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 44.6% of residents claim no religion, a figure that has risen by 21 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains common at 43.7%, while smaller groups include Buddhists at 2.5%, Muslims at 1.9%, and Hindus at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Banks splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- No religion 44.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 22.8%
- Anglican 11.6%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- Sikhism 1.0%
- 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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071071/banks/topic/religion