45.2% ▲ +67.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merbein South · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merbein South
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Merbein South report having no religion, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the community is split almost evenly between those with a religious affiliation and those without.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.2% of residents claim no religion, which is well above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. This sits alongside a Christian population of 47.2%, while faiths like Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism are not present.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Merbein South splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (45%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- Catholic 20.4%
- Other Christian 9.1%
- Uniting Church 8.9%
- Anglican 6.9%
- Pentecostal 2.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.7%
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- No religion 45.3%
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 Merbein South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21654/merbein-south/topic/religion