49.6% ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Penola · Urban Centre
Religion in Penola
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Nearly half of all people in Penola now report having no religion. This shift toward a secular identity is a major trend for the town, with the number of non-religious residents climbing significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Roughly 49.6% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the national average and up 18 percentage points since 2011. The rest of the community is mostly Christian at 39.5%, with smaller groups of Buddhists, Hindus, and other faiths.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Penola, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (40%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.4%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.4%
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- Catholic 17.8%
- Anglican 9.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.2%
- Uniting Church 3.2%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Baptist 0.3%
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- Sikhism 0.7%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/religion