41.6% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Murphys Creek · Urban Centre
Religion in Murphys Creek
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 9 percentage points more people in Murphys Creek reported having no religion in 2021 compared to 2011. This shift means that while many residents still identify as Christian, those with no faith now make up a significant part of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost half of residents identify as Christian (48.1%), while 41.6% report no religion. This last group is slightly more common than the national figure and has grown steadily over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Murphys Creek, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (42%) and Not stated (7%).
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- Other Christian 17.5%
- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
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- No religion 42.4%
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- Other religious groups 1.3%
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 Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322090/murphys-creek/topic/religion