36.9% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Melbourne · Urban Centre
Religion in Melbourne
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Melbourne, where 40% of people identify with the religion. While the area has a diverse mix of beliefs, the number of people claiming no religion has climbed sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 36.9% of residents have no religion, a figure that is a little below the state and national marks but has risen 14 points since 2011. Other significant groups include those following Islam at 5.5%, Hinduism at 4.3%, and Buddhism at 4.1%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Christianity (40%) and No religion (37%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Orthodox 4.8%
- Other Christian 4.3%
- Uniting Church 1.6%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
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- No religion 36.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL201001/melbourne/topic/religion