48.5% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Coolbellup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Coolbellup
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Coolbellup report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This shift is part of a major local trend, with the number of people claiming no faith jumping 20 percentage points since 2011.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.5% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly 10 points above the Australian figure. Christianity is the next most common faith at 40.0%, followed by Buddhism at 1.5% and Islam at 1.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Coolbellup, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 47.6%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 8.5%
- Other Christian 5.4%
- Baptist 2.0%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Pentecostal 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.9%
- Orthodox 0.9%
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- Other religious groups 0.6%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Coolbellup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011153/coolbellup/topic/religion