42.8% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cockburn · Council (LGA)
Religion in Cockburn
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Cockburn, where 45.5% of people identify with the religion. This is a diverse area where nearly half of the residents now report having no religious affiliation. This shift is part of a broader national trend towards non-religious identities.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 42.8% of people in Cockburn have no religion, a figure that is about the same as Western Australia and well above the national average. This group has grown significantly, rising 18 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Cockburn splits fairly evenly between Christianity (45%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 26.1%
- Anglican 8.2%
- Other Christian 5.0%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Orthodox 1.1%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
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- No religion 42.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Cockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51820/cockburn/topic/religion