36.0% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merrimu · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merrimu
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Merrimu identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than many other parts of the state. While a large number of residents have no faith, this figure is still lower than the Victorian and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 54.4%, while 36.0% of residents report no religion. This lack of religious affiliation is well below the Victoria figure of 39.3% and a little below the Australian average of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merrimu, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Catholic 33.2%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Orthodox 3.3%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Pentecostal 2.5%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
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- No religion 36.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/religion