Cookernup · Urban Centre

Religion in Cookernup

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Over half of the people in Cookernup now report having no religion. This shift is a defining feature of the area, with the number of non-religious residents climbing steeply over the last decade.

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📍 Cookernup, Urban Centre

Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

More than half of residents (54.7%) identify with no religion, a figure far above the national average of 38.9%. This group has grown by 22 percentage points since 2011, while 34.9% of the community still identifies as Christian.

54.7% ▲ +67.8%

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 32.6%
  • 2016: 44.3%
  • 2021: 54.7%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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In Cookernup, No religion is the majority at 55%; Christianity is next at 35%.

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 Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522013/cookernup/topic/religion