34.8% ▲ +115.8%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penrith · State Electorate
Religion in Penrith
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Penrith compared to the national figure. While a little above the New South Wales average, the area remains more religious than most other parts of Australia. Over half the population still identifies as Christian.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 51.8%, followed by those with no religion at 34.8%. This last group has grown significantly, rising 19 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the national figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penrith, Christianity is the majority at 52%; No religion is next at 35%.
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- Catholic 25.0%
- Anglican 14.8%
- Other Christian 4.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.9%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Orthodox 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
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- No religion 34.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- 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/sed/SED10066/penrith/topic/religion