53.5% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Religion in Meeniyan
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of people in Meeniyan now report having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the town's spiritual landscape, with a majority of residents moving away from traditional faith over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 53.5% of residents have no religion, a figure that is far above the national 38.9% and has risen by 17 points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 39.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Meeniyan, No religion is the majority at 53%; Christianity is next at 39%.
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- No religion 53.4%
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- Catholic 14.5%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Uniting Church 4.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/religion