45.2% ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maribyrnong · Council (LGA)
Religion in Maribyrnong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people here identify as having no religion than in most other areas. In Maribyrnong, this group now makes up 45.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This reflects a significant shift in the community's beliefs over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose by 19 percentage points since 2011. While 45.2% of residents report no faith, other groups include Christians at 32.2%, Buddhists at 8.0%, Muslims at 4.0%, and Hindus at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Buddhism (8%).
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- No religion 44.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Anglican 2.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/topic/religion