52.0% ▲ +69.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Coolum Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Coolum Beach
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than half of residents in Coolum Beach report having no religion. This reflects a significant shift in the local community, with the number of non-religious people climbing by 21 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The typical resident here is more likely to be non-religious than in other areas, with 52.0% reporting no religion—far above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 39.8%, while Buddhism (1.0%) and Hinduism (0.4%) represent smaller groups.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Coolum Beach, No religion is the majority at 52%; Christianity is next at 40%.
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- No religion 51.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 15.1%
- Anglican 11.2%
- Other Christian 5.1%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 0.4%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 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 Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031425/coolum-beach/topic/religion