58.3% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Cook
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has defined Cook, where the proportion of people reporting no religion rose by 17 percentage points since 2011. Now, 58.3% of the community has no religious affiliation, a figure that is far above both the territory and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
More than half of residents in Cook report no religion, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Other common affiliations include Christianity at 30.5%, Buddhism at 2.3%, and Islam at 1.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cook, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 31%.
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- No religion 56.7%
- Secular beliefs 1.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.6%
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- Catholic 13.9%
- Anglican 8.1%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011005/cook/topic/religion