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Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Religion in Cocos (Keeling) Islands

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

A strong sense of faith guides daily life in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where 65.6% of the population identifies as Muslim. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen recently, this remains a deeply spiritual community compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

Islam is the dominant faith here, while only 14.5% of people report no religion. This is far below the national figure of 38.9%, although the number of people without a faith rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

People with no religion

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14.5% ▲ +81.3%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Islam is the majority at 65%; Not stated is next at 16%.

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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901021002/cocos-islands/topic/religion