62.2% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Malmsbury · Urban Centre
Religion in Malmsbury
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than six out of ten people in Malmsbury report having no religion. This is a far higher figure than the national average, and the number of people identifying this way has climbed sharply over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 62.2% of residents have no religion, which is far above the 38.9% seen across Australia and among the highest figures for similar areas. This group rose by 24 points since 2011, while 26.9% of the community identify as Christians.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Malmsbury, No religion is the majority at 62%; Christianity is next at 27%.
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- No religion 60.8%
- Secular beliefs 0.8%
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- Catholic 11.7%
- Anglican 6.4%
- Uniting Church 3.8%
- Other Christian 1.9%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.4%
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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221045/malmsbury/topic/religion