Bankstown Balance
Religion
In Bankstown Balance in 2021, the largest religious group was Islam (24.9% of all people), while 15.1% of people had no religion and 8.0% did not answer the question on religion.
Bankstown Balance's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.
Bankstown Balance's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.
Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's religion?'
Total population
| Religion - Summary | ||||||||
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| Bankstown Balance - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion totals | Number | % | Bass Hill - Lansdowne % | Number | % | Bass Hill - Lansdowne % | 2001 to 2021 | |
 Christian total | 5,326 | 37.1 | 39.7 | 35500 | 6,661 | 58.5 | 71.6 | -1,335 |
| Non Christian total | 5,649 | 39.4 | 40.6 | 35501 | 3,337 | 29.3 | 16.1 | +2,312 |
| Non-classifiable religious belief | 49 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35502 | 87 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -39 |
| No Religion/secular beliefs | 2,167 | 15.1 | 9.2 | 35503 | 587 | 5.2 | 5.4 | +1,579 |
| Not stated | 1,149 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 35504 | 704 | 6.2 | 6.1 | +445 |
| Total Population | 14,340 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,378 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,962 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Usual residence data)
| Religion - Ranked by size | ||||||||
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| Bankstown Balance - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | |||||
| Religion | Number | % | Bass Hill - Lansdowne % | Number | % | Bass Hill - Lansdowne % | 2001 to 2021 | |
| Islam | 3,577 | 24.9 | 33.5 | 35017 | 1,784 | 15.7 | 10.7 | +1,793 |
| Western (Roman) Catholic | 2,526 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 35044 | 2,779 | 24.4 | 31.8 | -253 |
| Buddhism | 1,883 | 13.1 | 6.4 | 35008 | 1,320 | 11.6 | 4.4 | +562 |
| Greek Orthodox | 658 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 35015 | 946 | 8.3 | 5.6 | -289 |
| Maronite Catholic | 514 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 35023 | 507 | 4.5 | 2.3 | +7 |
| Christian,nfd | 359 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 35011 | 82 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +277 |
| Macedonian Orthodox | 249 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 35022 | 439 | 3.9 | 1.4 | -190 |
| Anglican | 201 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35000 | 715 | 6.3 | 15.8 | -514 |
| Other Eastern Orthodox | 127 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 35029 | 235 | 2.1 | 1.6 | -109 |
| Hinduism | 119 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 35016 | 153 | 1.3 | 0.3 | -34 |
| Uniting Church | 117 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 35043 | 194 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -77 |
| Other Protestant | 99 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 35034 | 34 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +65 |
| Baptist | 96 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 35006 | 146 | 1.3 | 1.5 | -51 |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 89 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 35036 | 178 | 1.6 | 2.0 | -90 |
| Latter Day Saints (Mormons) | 52 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 35020 | 48 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +3 |
| Coptic Orthodox | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 35014 | 59 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -13 |
| Pentecostal | 42 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 35033 | 85 | 0.7 | 1.2 | -43 |
| Other Eastern Catholic | 40 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 35028 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +20 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 30 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35040 | 38 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -8 |
| Serbian Orthodox | 28 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 35039 | 36 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -9 |
| Sikhism | 22 | 0.2 | -- | 35041 | 18 | 0.2 | -- | +3 |
| Chinese and Japanese Religions | 22 | 0.2 | -- | 35009 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +18 |
| Other Non-Christian Religions | 18 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 35031 | 32 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -14 |
| Jehova's Witnesses | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35018 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +8 |
| Lutheran | 11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 35021 | 40 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -29 |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of Bankstown Balance in 2021 compared to Bass Hill - Lansdowne shows that there was a lower proportion of people who professed a religion and a higher proportion who stated they had no religion.
Overall, 76.5% of the population nominated a religion, and 15.1% said they had no religion, compared with 80.3% and 9.2% respectively for Bass Hill - Lansdowne.
The largest single religion in Bankstown Balance was Islam, with 24.9% of the population or 3,577 people as adherents.
The major differences between the religious affiliation for the population of Bankstown Balance and Bass Hill - Lansdowne were:
- A larger percentage who nominated Buddhism (13.1% compared to 6.4%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Islam (24.9% compared to 33.5%)
- A smaller percentage who nominated Anglican (1.4% compared to 3.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in Bankstown Balance between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:
- Islam (+1,793 persons)
- Buddhism (+562 persons)
- Anglican (-514 persons)
- Greek Orthodox (-289 persons)