Voluntary, community and faith organisations in Leeds
Leeds library and information service maintains an online database of community organisations in the Leeds area. It contains details of over 1800 community, voluntary, religious and faith groups based in Leeds.
Religious education in Leeds schools
Religious education, although not part of the National Curriculum, is a compulsory subject in all mainstream state schools in England and Wales. See the link on the right to visit the Education Leeds website and find out about religious education and resources for Leeds school children aged from 5 to 16 years.
Results from the 2001 census
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Religion
|
Number of people *
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% of Leeds population *
|
|
Christian
|
492,656
|
68.86
|
|
Buddhist
|
1,587
|
0.22
|
|
Hindu
|
4,183
|
0.58
|
|
Jewish
|
8,267
|
1.16
|
|
Muslim
|
21,394
|
2.99
|
|
Sikh
|
7,586
|
1.06
|
|
Other religions
|
1,530
|
0.21
|
|
No religion
|
120,139
|
16.79
|
|
Not stated
|
58,060
|
8.12
|
* Source - 2001 Census (see www.leeds-statistics.org )