48.6% ▲ +68.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Bendigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Bendigo report having no religion, making it a much less religious area than most other places. This figure stands at 48.6%, which is well above the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 49% of residents identify with no religion, a figure well above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 40%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for 1.5% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bendigo, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Uniting Church 4.6%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/religion