49.5% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macedon Ranges · Council (LGA)
Religion in Macedon Ranges
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in the Macedon Ranges report having no religion, a figure much higher than in most other areas. This shift is striking, with the number of people identifying as non-religious jumping by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.5% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen in Victoria. Christianity is the next most common faith at 42%, while Buddhism, Islam, and other religions each account for 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macedon Ranges, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 22.3%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Uniting Church 3.4%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Baptist 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24130/macedon-ranges/topic/religion