56.8% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maldon · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Maldon
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the population in Maldon reports having no religion, a figure far higher than the rest of the state. This shift towards a secular community is one of the most striking local trends, with 56.8% of residents now identifying as non-religious.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
With 56.8% of people claiming no religion, Maldon is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 33.6%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.4%), Muslims (0.3%), and others (0.4%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Maldon, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 34%.
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- No religion 55.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
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- Catholic 11.8%
- Anglican 11.4%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Maldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21583/maldon/topic/religion