36.9% ▲ +74.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bentleigh East · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Bentleigh East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Bentleigh East, where 41.6% of residents identify with the religion. This religious landscape is notably diverse, featuring a significant Jewish community and a smaller proportion of people reporting no faith compared to the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 36.9% of people report no religion, this is a little below the figures for Victoria (39.3%) and Australia (38.9%). Other notable groups include those identifying with Judaism at 9.5%, Hinduism at 3.5%, and Buddhism at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bentleigh East splits fairly evenly between Christianity (42%) and No religion (37%), with Judaism at 10%.
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Orthodox 10.1%
- Anglican 4.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- No religion 36.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Bentleigh East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20215/bentleigh-east/topic/religion