48.5% ▲ +74.5%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penola · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Penola
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people report having no religion in Penola than in most similar areas. Nearly half of the population now identifies as non-religious, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 48.5% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9%. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 27.8% felt this way, while Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 40.5%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penola, the largest group is No religion at 48%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 48.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 9.6%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.9%
- Uniting Church 4.5%
- Other Christian 4.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.3%
- Other religious groups 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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021156/penola/topic/religion