50.9% ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Merton · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Merton
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of people in Merton report having no religion, making it a far more secular area than the state or national average. This lack of affiliation is the most dominant spiritual trend in the community, with 50.9% of residents identifying this way.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 35.2%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Merton, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 36%.
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- No religion 53.6%
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- Catholic 18.0%
- Anglican 15.6%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Other Christian 1.4%
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 Merton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21670/merton/topic/religion