49.4% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Koo Wee Rup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Koo Wee Rup
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Koo Wee Rup now report having no religion, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011. This shift makes the area far more secular than the typical Victorian or Australian community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 49.4% of residents identify as having no religion, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.5%, followed by smaller groups of Buddhists (1.2%) and Hindus (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Koo Wee Rup, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 49.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 18.9%
- Anglican 9.9%
- Other Christian 3.5%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.8%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011548/koo-wee-rup/topic/religion