44.8% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Morwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Morwell
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Morwell report having no religion, which is a much higher proportion than across the state or the nation. This shift reflects a significant trend in the area, with the number of residents claiming no faith rising by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 44.8% of residents identify with no religion, 38.8% are Christians. Other groups include Islam at 2.1% and Buddhism at 0.9%, with those who identify as having no religion now far outnumbering any single faith.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Morwell, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 44.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041096/morwell/topic/religion