51.3% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
West Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Religion in West Bendigo
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of the people in West Bendigo report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This lack of religious affiliation is the dominant trend here, standing far above both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 51.3% of residents have no religion, while 38.9% identify with a Christian faith. Other religions make up a small 0.8% of the population, and there are no residents identifying as Hindu or Muslim.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In West Bendigo, No religion is the majority at 51%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 52.3%
- Secular beliefs 1.3%
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- Catholic 16.7%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 4.2%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Baptist 3.2%
- Pentecostal 1.6%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.8%
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 West Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22754/west-bendigo/topic/religion