28.0% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penshurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Penshurst
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Penshurst, where 41.8% of residents identify with the religion. The area is notably more religious than most other places, with a much lower share of people reporting no religion compared to both the state and the nation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 28% of people here have no religion, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 33.2% and far below the Australian average. Other common faiths include Hinduism at 12.3%, Buddhism at 4.7%, and Islam at 4.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is Christianity at 42%, followed by No religion (28%) and Hinduism (12%).
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- Catholic 19.4%
- Orthodox 7.7%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Baptist 1.4%
- Uniting Church 1.1%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.1%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 27.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Sikhism 0.3%
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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031667/penshurst/topic/religion