53.8% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
North Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Religion in North Melbourne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from faith is clear in North Melbourne, where over half the population now reports having no religion. This represents a far higher proportion than the national figure and reflects a significant change in the area's spiritual makeup since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.8% of people here have no religion, which is far above the 39.3% seen across Victoria. Those who do identify with a faith most commonly choose Christianity at 21.1%, followed by Islam at 7.0%, Buddhism at 4.4%, and Hinduism at 2.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In North Melbourne, No religion is the majority at 54%; Christianity is next at 21%.
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- No religion 52.6%
- Secular beliefs 1.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 11.6%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Anglican 2.4%
- Orthodox 1.9%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 North Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21966/north-melbourne/topic/religion