47.5% ▲ +118.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merimbula · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merimbula
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Merimbula now reports having no religion, marking a significant shift in local beliefs. This trend is far more pronounced here than in the rest of the state, where 47.5% of residents identify as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 47.5% of people claiming no religion, Merimbula is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 42.1%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.3%) and Hindus (0.7%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merimbula, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 16.1%
- Anglican 15.5%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Merimbula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12586/merimbula/topic/religion