61.4% ▲ +162.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Bellingen · Urban Centre
Religion in Bellingen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
About 61% of people in Bellingen report having no religion, making it one of the least religious areas in the region. This shift is dramatic, with a huge increase in those opting out of organised faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 61.4% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. This group rose by 38 percentage points since 2011, while Christianity now accounts for 24.3% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Bellingen, No religion is the majority at 61%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 59.7%
- Secular beliefs 1.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.9%
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- Catholic 9.7%
- Anglican 7.6%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Other Christian 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 1.4%
- 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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115014/bellingen/topic/religion