48.9% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Coogee
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Coogee now report having no religion, marking a significant shift in the area's spiritual landscape. This trend has pushed the number of non-religious people far above both the state and national figures.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 48.9% of people here have no religion, which is much higher than most areas and 10 points above the Australian figure. The remaining population is mostly Christian at 39.8%, followed by smaller groups of Jewish (2.4%), Buddhist (0.9%), and Hindu (0.6%) faith.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Coogee, the largest group is No religion at 49%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (7%).
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- No religion 48.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.3%
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- Catholic 25.4%
- Anglican 7.5%
- Orthodox 3.2%
- Other Christian 1.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.8%
- Uniting Church 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Baptist 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.0%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11015/coogee/topic/religion