17.2% ▲ +74.8%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Monterey · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Monterey
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a significant role in daily life in Monterey, where 66.8% of the population identifies as Christian. This is a stark contrast to much of the country, as the area has one of the lowest proportions of people with no religion in the region.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 17.2% of residents report having no religion, a figure far below the New South Wales rate of 33.2% and the national figure of 38.9%. Other faith groups include Islam at 6.7%, Buddhism at 1.8%, and Hinduism at 1.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Monterey, Christianity is the majority at 67%; No religion is next at 17%.
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- Orthodox 33.2%
- Catholic 22.4%
- Anglican 5.5%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 16.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Monterey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12697/monterey/topic/religion