35.3% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Melton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spiritual belief play a visible role in daily life across Melton, where nearly half of the population identifies with a religion. This makes the area more religious than both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.2%, while 3.7% of people identify as Muslim. Those reporting no religion make up 35.3% of the population, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 22.1%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Orthodox 2.7%
- Baptist 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- No religion 35.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.2%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21642/melton/topic/religion