48.7% ▲ +65.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Maleny · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Maleny
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Maleny report having no religion, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This reflects a significant shift toward non-religious identities in the community, with 48.7% of people identifying as such.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.7% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and nearly 10 points above the national figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.4%, followed by Buddhism at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Maleny, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (39%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Anglican 13.5%
- Catholic 10.7%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Uniting Church 5.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 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 Maleny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31739/maleny/topic/religion