40.9% ▲ +91.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Kooyong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Kooyong now report having no religion compared to 2011. This shift has seen the area become more secular, though nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity remains the most common faith at 46.2%, while 40.9% of residents now claim no religion, a figure slightly above the national 38.9%. Other notable groups include Judaism at 5.3% and Buddhism at 1.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Kooyong, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (41%) and Judaism (5%).
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- Catholic 20.3%
- Anglican 15.2%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Orthodox 2.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Other Christian 1.4%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
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- No religion 40.9%
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- Other religious groups 1.1%
- Sikhism 0.7%
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/religion