36.2% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cooma Surrounds
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in those reporting no faith defines the spiritual landscape of Cooma Surrounds, where this group grew by 16 percentage points since 2011. Over half the population still identifies as Christian, while 36.2% now claim no religion.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.9%, while those with no religion make up 36.2% of the area. This last group is a little above the New South Wales figure, though it remains lower than in most similar areas.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cooma Surrounds, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 36%.
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- Catholic 23.0%
- Anglican 18.0%
- Other Christian 3.3%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Baptist 2.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Orthodox 0.8%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- No religion 35.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Sikhism 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 Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/religion