45.0% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Cowell · Urban Centre
Religion in Cowell
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all residents in Cowell now report having no religion. This shift reflects a broader trend where non-religious views have become the most common response, overtaking traditional faith in the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 45.0%, a figure that rose 17 points since 2011 and sits well above the national level. Christianity follows closely at 41.8%, while Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism each account for 1% or less of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Cowell splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (42%), with Not stated at 12%.
-
- No religion 44.5%
-
- Other Christian 12.0%
- Uniting Church 10.9%
- Catholic 10.4%
- Anglican 7.1%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.4%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cowell
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Cowell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421008/cowell/topic/religion