36.8% ▲ +108.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cooma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cooma
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the people in Cooma identify as Christians, though those with no religion have seen a sharp increase. This shift reflects a growing trend in the region, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping 19 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 49.2%, followed by those with no religion at 36.8%. This last group is well above the New South Wales figure of 33.2%, while other faiths like Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism each represent about 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cooma, the largest group is Christianity at 49%, followed by No religion (37%) and Not stated (10%).
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- Catholic 23.7%
- Anglican 15.2%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.0%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- No religion 36.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031014/cooma/topic/religion