35.8% ▲ +115.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penrith · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Penrith
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 45% of people in Penrith identify as Christians, making it a more religious area than many other similar places. While a large number of residents have no faith, the community remains more connected to religious traditions than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 44.5%, followed by those with no religion at 35.8%. This last group is a little above the New South Wales figure, though it sits well below the national average. Other faiths include Hinduism at 3.1%, Islam at 2.3%, and Buddhism at 1.7%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is Christianity at 45%, followed by No religion (36%) and Not stated (11%).
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- Catholic 20.7%
- Anglican 12.3%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.8%
- Orthodox 1.5%
- Uniting Church 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 0.8%
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- No religion 35.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.5%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13195/penrith/topic/religion