47.5% ▲ +62.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mooroolbark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Mooroolbark
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Mooroolbark now report having no religion. This is a significant shift for the area, with the number of non-religious people climbing 18 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.5%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.5%, the share of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity remains common at 43.9%, while Hinduism and Buddhism each account for about 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Mooroolbark splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (44%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 47.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.5%
- Anglican 7.1%
- Other Christian 7.0%
- Baptist 5.8%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.4%
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 Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051281/mooroolbark/topic/religion