44.2% ▲ +145.4%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cumbalum · Urban Centre
Religion in Cumbalum
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift away from faith has defined Cumbalum since 2011, with the share of people reporting no religion climbing by 26 percentage points. Nearly 44% of residents now identify as non-religious, making this a more secular area than the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 46.7% of people identify as Christians, those with no religion make up 44.2% of the population. This figure is far above the New South Wales average of 33.2% and well above the Australian figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Cumbalum splits fairly evenly between Christianity (47%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 6%.
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- Catholic 20.6%
- Anglican 13.2%
- Other Christian 4.8%
- Pentecostal 2.7%
- Uniting Church 2.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%
- Baptist 0.6%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 43.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- 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 Cumbalum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115050/cumbalum/topic/religion