26.7% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people identify with a faith in Melton - Bacchus Marsh than in most similar areas. While the number of residents reporting no religion has risen to 26.7% since 2011, this figure remains far below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 47.5%, followed by Islam at 5.8%, other religions at 5.2%, and Hinduism at 4.7%. The proportion of people with no religion is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton - Bacchus Marsh, the largest group is Christianity at 47%, followed by No religion (27%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 27.2%
- Other Christian 6.3%
- Orthodox 4.9%
- Anglican 4.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- No religion 26.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 4.9%
- Other religious groups 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 Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/religion