43.9% ▲ +135.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penong · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Penong
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly 44% of people in Penong report having no religion, a figure well above the national average. This makes the town stand out as a place where a large portion of the population identifies as non-religious, though Christianity remains the most common affiliation.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 44.6%, while those with no religion make up 43.9%. This non-religious group is larger than in most similar areas and well above the Australian figure, though it is a little below the South Australian average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Penong splits fairly evenly between Christianity (43%) and No religion (43%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- Other Christian 17.4%
- Uniting Church 8.7%
- Anglican 8.0%
- Catholic 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%
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- No religion 40.6%
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- Aboriginal traditional 1.4%
- Other religious groups 1.0%
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 Penong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41138/penong/topic/religion