35.5% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton West · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Melton West
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a significant role in the daily lives of many people in Melton West, where 45.6% of the population identifies as Christian. This community is more religious than most other similar areas, with a much lower proportion of people claiming no faith compared to the rest of the state.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 35.5% of residents have no religion, which is well below the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the national figure of 38.9%. While Christianity is the most common faith, other groups include Islam at 4.1% and Hinduism at 2.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton West, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 23.4%
- Anglican 7.0%
- Other Christian 6.6%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Uniting Church 2.1%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
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- No religion 35.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.6%
- 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 Melton West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21644/melton-west/topic/religion