47.2% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Religion in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Bendigo East report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steeply over the last few years. This lack of religious affiliation is much more common here than in most other Australian areas.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 47.2% of residents now claim no religion, which is well above the 38.9% national figure and represents an 11 point rise since 2016. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 43.3%, while Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) splits fairly evenly between No religion (47%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- No religion 46.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.9%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Uniting Church 4.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 East (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20704/bendigo-east/topic/religion