30.8% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Coober Pedy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Coober Pedy
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as non-religious in Coober Pedy compared to most other areas. While the number of people with no religion has risen since 2011, it remains well below national levels. Christianity is the most common affiliation here, accounting for 39.8% of the population.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Only 30.8% of residents report no religion, which is far below the South Australian figure of 45.8%. Other faiths include Buddhism at 5.0%, Islam at 1.1%, and other religions at 1.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Coober Pedy, the largest group is Christianity at 40%, followed by No religion (31%) and Not stated (22%).
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Other Christian 7.7%
- Orthodox 6.7%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Uniting Church 1.9%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
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- No religion 30.6%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Aboriginal traditional 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.4%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Coober Pedy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021139/coober-pedy/topic/religion