41.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Pakenham · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Pakenham
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 41% of people in Pakenham report having no religion, making it the most common response for residents. This figure is slightly higher than the national average, while Christianity remains the next most common affiliation at 37.9%.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 41.7% of residents have no religion, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Other common faiths include Islam at 3.6%, Hinduism at 3.4%, and other religions at 4.4%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Pakenham splits fairly evenly between No religion (42%) and Christianity (38%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 41.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 16.9%
- Anglican 6.8%
- Other Christian 5.8%
- Baptist 2.3%
- Uniting Church 1.8%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
- Orthodox 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.4%
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- Sikhism 4.1%
- 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 Pakenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22027/pakenham/topic/religion