50.0% ▲ +72.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cooloongup · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cooloongup
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Half of the people in Cooloongup report having no religion, a figure that stands out compared to the rest of the country. This shift away from traditional faith is a key feature of the local community, where the typical resident is more likely to be non-religious than not.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50% of residents have no religion, which is far above the national figure of 38.9%. The remaining population is mostly Christian (37.1%), with smaller groups of Buddhists (1.3%) and Muslims (0.9%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cooloongup, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 37%.
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- No religion 49.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 13.0%
- Anglican 12.3%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.5%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.8%
- Orthodox 0.6%
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- Other religious groups 0.7%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50329/cooloongup/topic/religion