45.6% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Melba
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A gap of 6.7 percentage points separates Melba from the national average regarding those with no religion. This shift is part of a larger trend in the area, where the proportion of people reporting no faith has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly half of residents (45.6%) now claim no religion, a figure that has risen 16 points since 2011 and is well above the Australian average. Christianity remains common at 42.8%, while smaller groups include Islam at 2.4%, Buddhism at 1.8% and Hinduism at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Melba splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.6%
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011022/melba/topic/religion