41.2% ▲ +76.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Melville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and belief are shifting in Melville, where more than 4 out of 10 people now report no religious affiliation. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the number of residents opting out of organised religion has surged by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.4%, though 41.2% of people now claim no religion. This figure is a little above the national average and represents a significant rise from 23.4% in 2011, while Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism each account for around 1% or less.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melville, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 41%.
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- Catholic 29.6%
- Anglican 11.9%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Uniting Church 2.4%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 40.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/religion