44.7% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Peterborough · Council (LGA)
Religion in Peterborough
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people in Peterborough identify as having no religion compared to most similar areas. This shift is striking, with the number of people reporting no faith jumping 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.7%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Nearly 45% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 38.3%, while Buddhism and other faiths each account for 0.5% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Peterborough, the largest group is No religion at 45%, followed by Christianity (38%) and Not stated (16%).
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- No religion 44.0%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.7%
- Anglican 9.1%
- Uniting Church 7.4%
- Other Christian 6.5%
- Baptist 1.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.3%
- Sikhism 0.2%
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45540/peterborough/topic/religion