24.3% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton · Council (LGA)
Religion in Melton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Melton identify as Christian, making it a deeply religious area compared to other parts of the state. While those reporting no religion have increased since 2011, this figure remains far below the national and state averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48% of people here are Christian, while Islam is the next most common faith at 6.4%. Only 24.3% of residents report no religion, which is much lower than the 38.9% across Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (24%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 27.6%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Orthodox 5.3%
- Anglican 3.9%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
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- No religion 24.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 5.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24650/melton/topic/religion