49.2% ▲ +172.1%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Metung · Urban Centre
Religion in Metung
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of people in Metung report having no religion, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. This shift is stark, with the number of non-religious residents jumping 31 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.2% of residents identify with no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.3%, while Buddhism, Judaism and other religions each account for 0.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Metung, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 49.0%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 15.3%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Uniting Church 3.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Other Christian 2.4%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
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 Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215055/metung/topic/religion