45.2% ▲ +74.8%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maribyrnong · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Maribyrnong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 46% of people in Maribyrnong report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a major trend where the number of non-religious residents has jumped by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half the population (45.2%) identifies as non-religious, which is much higher than the 38.9% seen across Australia. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 32.2%, Buddhism at 8.0%, Islam at 4.0%, and Hinduism at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (32%) and Buddhism (8%).
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- No religion 44.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Orthodox 4.4%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Anglican 2.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21303/maribyrnong/topic/religion