47.0% ▲ +84.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penola · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Penola
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of the population in Penola identifies as having no religion, which is higher than most similar areas. This lack of affiliation is a dominant feature of the town's spiritual landscape, with 47.0% of residents choosing this path.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
At 47.0%, the share of people with no religion is well above the national figure of 38.9% and a little above the state's 45.8%. This is the most common response, followed by Christianity at 41.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penola, the largest group is No religion at 47%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (9%).
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- No religion 47.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 17.2%
- Anglican 10.2%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.5%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Other Christian 3.7%
- Baptist 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- 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/sal/SAL41137/penola/topic/religion