46.9% ▲ +70.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cockburn Central · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cockburn Central
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from traditional faith has been clear in Cockburn Central, where nearly half of the population now reports no religion. This trend is much more pronounced here than in the rest of the state or the country. Most residents identify as having no religion or as Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 47% of people here have no religion, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 42.9%. Other common faiths include Christianity at 34%, while Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism each account for between 2.5% and 3.6% of residents.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cockburn Central, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (34%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 45.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.2%
- Other Christian 6.4%
- Anglican 5.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%
- Baptist 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.0%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
- Uniting Church 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.8%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Cockburn Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50304/cockburn-central/topic/religion