44.7% ▲ +70.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Morwell · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Morwell
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Morwell report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward non-religious identities defines the local landscape, with far more residents identifying as secular compared to most other areas in Victoria.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of the population (44.7%) claims no religion, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.8%, followed by Islam at 2.1% and Buddhism at 0.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Morwell, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 44.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 19.1%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Other Christian 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Orthodox 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21769/morwell/topic/religion