46.2% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)
Religion in Melbourne - Outer East
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 18 percentage points in people claiming no religion since 2011 defines the shifting spiritual landscape of Melbourne - Outer East. Nearly half the population now identifies as non-religious, making it far more secular than most other areas across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.2% of people here have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. While Christianity remains common at 41.4%, other groups like Buddhism (2.8%), Hinduism (2.2%), and Islam (1.1%) also make up the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Melbourne - Outer East splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 45.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 17.3%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Baptist 2.9%
- Uniting Church 2.5%
- Orthodox 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.5%
- 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 Melbourne - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/religion