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Melville Forest · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Melville Forest

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Nearly 40% of people in Melville Forest report having no religion, making it the largest single group in the area. This reflects a broad split in the community, with those without a faith and Christians sharing the landscape almost equally.

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📍 Melville Forest, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

About 39.7% of residents have no religion, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian and national averages. Christianity follows closely behind at 38.1%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.

People with no religion

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39.7% —

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Melville Forest splits fairly evenly between No religion (43%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 16%.

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 Melville Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21645/melville-forest/topic/religion