47.0% —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Bayswater identify as having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This shift toward a secular community is clear, with the number of non-religious residents climbing nearly 9 percentage points since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 47% of residents claim no religion, a figure well above the 38.9% national average. Christianity is the next most common faith at 38.7%, followed by Buddhism at 3.1% and Hinduism at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (6%).
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- No religion 46.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 16.5%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Bayswater (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20401/bayswater/topic/religion