41.1% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merredin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Merredin
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 15 percentage points in people reporting no religion has shaped the spiritual landscape of Merredin. While 41.1% of residents now claim no faith, the town remains split almost evenly between those with no religion and those who identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 42.8%, while 41.1% of people have no religion. This latter group is a little above the national figure, and the number of people reporting no religion has grown significantly since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Merredin splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (41%), with Not stated at 15%.
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- Catholic 15.3%
- Anglican 13.7%
- Other Christian 8.5%
- Uniting Church 3.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Baptist 0.3%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 40.8%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021240/merredin/topic/religion