43.7% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cobains · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than four in ten people in Cobains report having no religion, which is well above the national figure. This shift toward secularism is a key feature of the local landscape, as a significant portion of the population now identifies as non-religious.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 51.8% of residents identify as Christian, the 43.7% who have no religion is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
43.7% ▲ +71.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Cobains, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Cobains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20586/cobains/topic/religion