67.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cornwall · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Cornwall
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A sharp rise in people claiming no faith has seen Cornwall become a place where 67.1% of residents now identify as non-religious. This is a significant shift that makes the area far less religious than both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 28 points above the Australian figure. Christianity is the only other significant faith here, accounting for 28% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Cornwall, No religion is the majority at 68%; Christianity is next at 28%.
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- No religion 67.9%
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- Anglican 9.9%
- Catholic 6.2%
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 Cornwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60129/cornwall/topic/religion