44.5% ▲ +67.8%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bayside · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Bayside
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Bayside identify as having no religion compared to the national average. This shift is a major trend for the area, with the number of non-religious residents climbing significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 44.5% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. This represents a sharp rise from 26.5% in 2011. Christianity is equally common at 44.5%, while other groups include Judaism at 2.9% and Buddhism at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bayside splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- Catholic 21.3%
- Anglican 11.8%
- Orthodox 4.3%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Other Christian 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 44.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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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 Bayside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20801/bayside/topic/religion