27.5% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melbourne - West · Region (SA4)
Religion in Melbourne - West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A rise of 9.6 percentage points in people with no religion since 2011 marks a shifting spiritual landscape in Melbourne - West. Despite this growth, the area remains much more religious than most other parts of the country. Christianity is still the most common faith here, followed by a notable presence of Hindu and Muslim residents.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 27.5% of residents now report no religion, this is far below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other major faiths include Hinduism at 7.3%, Islam at 7.2%, and Buddhism at 5.1%, while 41.5% of people identify as Christian.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melbourne - West, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (27%) and Hinduism (7%).
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- Catholic 23.5%
- Other Christian 5.3%
- Orthodox 4.5%
- Anglican 3.7%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
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- No religion 27.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 3.7%
- 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 Melbourne - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/213/melbourne-west/topic/religion