59.1% ▲ +57.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Macclesfield
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Macclesfield identify as having no religion compared to the rest of the state. About 59.1% of the population reports no religious affiliation, which is 20 percentage points above the Victorian and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 60% of residents say they have no religion, one of the highest proportions for areas of this size. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 34.6%, with very small numbers identifying with other religions, Judaism, or Islam.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Macclesfield, No religion is the majority at 59%; Christianity is next at 35%.
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- No religion 58.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
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- Catholic 12.7%
- Anglican 12.7%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.5%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21561/macclesfield/topic/religion