48.8% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Religion in Bendigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Bendigo report having no religion, making it the most common response for the region. This figure has climbed steeply over the last decade, reflecting a significant shift in how the local community identifies spiritually.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the largest group at 48.8%, a figure that is well above the national and state totals and has risen by 21 points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 48.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.7%
- Anglican 9.6%
- Uniting Church 4.7%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Baptist 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/religion