45.6% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Melba
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost half of the people in Melba identify as having no religion, which is a higher proportion than in most other areas. This reflects a community where non-religious views are more common than the national trend.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 45.6% of residents report no religion, which is well above the Australian figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 42.8%, while smaller groups include Islam (2.4%), Buddhism (1.8%) and Hinduism (1.3%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Melba splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 5%.
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- No religion 44.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 9.5%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Uniting Church 2.7%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.6%
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/religion