Mer (Murray) Island · Urban Centre

Religion in Mer (Murray) Island

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Faith plays a central role in daily life on Mer (Murray) Island, where 84.7% of people identify as Christians. Very few residents report having no religion, a figure that is far lower than across the rest of Australia.

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📍 Mer (Murray) Island, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Only 10.1% of people here have no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9% and among the lowest for similar areas. This number has also fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011.

10.1% ▼ -54.2%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 22.1%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Mer (Murray) Island, Christianity is the majority at 85%; No religion is next at 10%.

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 Mer (Murray) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322077/mer-island/topic/religion