50.1% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murrindindi · Council (LGA)
Religion in Murrindindi
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of all residents in Murrindindi report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than in most other areas. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, with a growing number of people moving away from traditional faith.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.1% of people here have no religion, a figure that is far above the national and state totals and has risen 18 points since 2011. Christianity is the next most common faith at 37.5%, while Buddhism, other religions and Islam each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murrindindi, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 37%.
-
- No religion 49.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
-
- Catholic 14.3%
- Anglican 11.2%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Other Christian 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
-
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Murrindindi
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25620/murrindindi/topic/religion