35.3% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merino · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merino
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people identify with a faith in Merino than in most similar areas. Over half the population is Christian, and the proportion of residents with no religion is well below both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 54.6%, while 35.3% of people have no religion. This lack of religious affiliation is much lower than the Victorian figure of 39.3% and the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merino, Christianity is the majority at 54%; No religion is next at 35%.
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- Anglican 20.4%
- Catholic 17.2%
- Uniting Church 9.2%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
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- No religion 36.0%
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- Other religious groups 2.8%
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 Merino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21658/merino/topic/religion