20.3% ▲ +115.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merrygoen · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merrygoen
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Strong faith plays a significant role in daily life in Merrygoen, where the proportion of people claiming no religion is far below the national figure. Most residents identify with a faith, with 58.2% identifying as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 20.3% of residents report no religion, which is much lower than most similar areas and far below the 38.9% national figure. Alongside the Christian majority, Islam is the next most common faith at 7.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merrygoen, Christianity is the majority at 65%; No religion is next at 23%.
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- Anglican 39.4%
- Uniting Church 14.1%
- Catholic 12.7%
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- No religion 22.5%
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 Merrygoen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12598/merrygoen/topic/religion