34.6% —
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melton (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Religion in Melton (Western Victoria)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Melton, where 43.9% of people identify with a Christian denomination. This area remains more religious than the state and national averages, though the number of people claiming no faith has grown since 2016.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 34.6% of residents have no religion, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national average of 38.9%. Other significant groups include those of other religions at 4.9%, Islam at 4.4%, and Hinduism at 3.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Melton (Western Victoria), the largest group is Christianity at 44%, followed by No religion (35%) and Not stated (8%).
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- Catholic 23.3%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Other Christian 6.2%
- Orthodox 2.2%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
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- No religion 34.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 4.5%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Melton (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24808/melton/topic/religion