49.1% ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Mornington Peninsula · Sub-region (SA3)
Religion in Mornington Peninsula
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Mornington Peninsula report having no religion, making it a place where secular views are much more common than in most other areas. This shift is striking, as the number of people identifying this way has jumped by 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.1% of residents have no religion, a figure well above the Victorian average of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common faith at 42.2%, while Buddhism, other religions, and Hinduism each make up less than 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Mornington Peninsula, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 18.4%
- Anglican 12.6%
- Other Christian 3.1%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- 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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21402/mornington-peninsula/topic/religion