49.3% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Religion in Melbourne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Melbourne report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This shift is a major trend for the city, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping by 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 49.3% of residents have no religion, which is far above the Victorian and national figures of around 39%. For those who do identify with a faith, the most common are Christianity at 23.8%, followed by Buddhism at 6.3%, Hinduism at 6.1%, and Islam at 3.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melbourne, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (24%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.0%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Anglican 3.1%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/religion