46.1% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Coorong · Council (LGA)
Religion in Coorong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Coorong now reports no religious affiliation. This shift reflects a significant move away from traditional faith, with the number of people claiming no religion jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 46.1%, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity follows at 40.6%, while other faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism make up a very small part of the community.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Coorong, the largest group is No religion at 46%, followed by Christianity (41%) and Not stated (12%).
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- No religion 45.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other Christian 11.0%
- Uniting Church 10.0%
- Catholic 8.7%
- Anglican 7.4%
- Baptist 2.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.1%
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 Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47800/coorong/topic/religion