48.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Macorna North · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Macorna North, where nearly half of the people now report having no religion. This trend is far more pronounced here than in other similar areas across the region.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (48.4%) has no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Christianity is the next most common faith at 35.5%, while no residents identify as Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist.
48.4% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Macorna North, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 42%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Macorna North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21566/macorna-north/topic/religion