36.5% ▲ +69.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Pennant Hills - Cheltenham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift toward secularism has seen the number of people reporting no religion in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham rise by 15 percentage points since 2011. While nearly half of the population still identifies as Christian, the area is becoming increasingly diverse in its beliefs.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion now make up 36.5% of the population, a figure that is well above the New South Wales average. Other significant groups include Hindus at 5.2%, Buddhists at 3.1%, and Muslims at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Pennant Hills - Cheltenham, the largest group is Christianity at 48%, followed by No religion (37%) and Hinduism (5%).
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- Catholic 18.8%
- Anglican 13.3%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Baptist 2.8%
- Orthodox 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
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- No religion 35.9%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.5%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Pennant Hills - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011496/pennant-hills-cheltenham/topic/religion