31.4% ▲ +115.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melrose Park · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A much smaller share of people in Melrose Park report having no religion compared to the national figure. Over half the population identifies with a faith, which is a striking contrast to the broader Australian trend.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith here at 54.7%. Meanwhile, 31.4% of residents have no religion, which is well below the national figure of 38.9% and a little below the New South Wales rate.
31.4% ▲ +115.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Melrose Park, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Melrose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12574/melrose-park/topic/religion