46.9% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Moonee Beach · Urban Centre
Religion in Moonee Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of Moonee Beach residents now identify as having no religion, a figure that has jumped 23 points since 2011. This shift makes the area much less religious than the typical Australian community. While Christianity remains the most common faith, the gap between it and those with no religion has narrowed significantly.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 46.9% of people report no religion, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%. Christianity is the most common affiliation at 47.9%, while Buddhism and other religions each account for 0.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Moonee Beach splits fairly evenly between Christianity (48%) and No religion (47%), with Not stated at 4%.
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- Catholic 19.2%
- Anglican 16.8%
- Other Christian 3.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Pentecostal 2.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
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- No religion 46.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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 Moonee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121080/moonee-beach/topic/religion