40.0% ▲ +67.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Moorabbin - Heatherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Moorabbin - Heatherton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A mix of traditional faith and growing secularism defines daily life in Moorabbin - Heatherton. While Christianity remains the most common faith at 42.6%, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed sharply to 40.0%. This shift reflects a broader trend across the region toward less religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident is now more likely to have no religion, a figure that rose 16 percentage points since 2011 to match the Victorian average. Other notable groups include those who identify with Judaism (3.9%), Hinduism (3.1%), and Buddhism (2.1%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Moorabbin - Heatherton splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (40%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 21.8%
- Orthodox 6.8%
- Anglican 6.0%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Baptist 0.6%
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- No religion 39.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.9%
- 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 Moorabbin - Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031191/moorabbin-heatherton/topic/religion