26.9% ▲ +151.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cowra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cowra
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Cowra compared to most similar areas. While 63.3% of the population is Christian, those with no religious affiliation make up 26.9% of the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion is far below the national figure of 38.9% and well below New South Wales at 33.2%. However, this group has grown significantly, rising 16 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cowra, Christianity is the majority at 63%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 26.3%
- Anglican 21.1%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- No religion 26.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.2%
- 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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021063/cowra/topic/religion