Copacabana · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Copacabana

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

Nearly half of the people in Copacabana report having no religion. This marks a significant shift from state and national patterns, with the area being far more secular than most other places across Australia.

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📍 Copacabana, Suburb / Locality

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

The typical resident is more likely to have no religion (48.5%) than a religious one, a figure well above the Australian average of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 45.3%, while Buddhism and Judaism each account for around 1% of the population.

48.5% ▲ +95.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.8%
  • 2016: 37.1%
  • 2021: 48.5%

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

Religious affiliation

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Copacabana splits fairly evenly between No religion (48%) and Christianity (45%), with Not stated at 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 Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11056/copacabana/topic/religion