46.3% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Melbourne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Melbourne identify as having no religion, making it a very secular part of the city. This trend is much stronger here than in the rest of Victoria or across Australia, with 46.3% of residents reporting no religious affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion are well above the national figure of 38.9%. Those who do identify with a faith are mostly Christian (22.4%), followed by Buddhism (9.0%), Hinduism (6.7%), and Islam (2.5%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melbourne, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (22%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.9%
- Other Christian 3.6%
- Anglican 2.5%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Uniting Church 0.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21640/melbourne/topic/religion