Cultural diversity
Religion
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
About this topic
Religion records a person's stated religious affiliation, including no religion and not stated responses. It is a measure of cultural identity and belief rather than practice or participation.
This topic helps show the religious diversity of an area and can support planning for community facilities, faith-based services, and inclusive engagement. It is best interpreted with ancestry, birthplace, and language, which together provide a broader picture of cultural composition.
Interpretation notes
- This records stated religious affiliation, not attendance or level of religious practice.
- No religion and not stated are part of the overall picture, so interpretation should consider both affiliation and non-response.
Key insight
In 2021, Western Catholic was the most common religious affiliation among residents in Llandilo, accounting for 50.6% (821 people). This share was higher than Penrith (C) (28.2%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in No religion, which increased by 66 people and 4.4 percentage points.
Section overview
Religion - Ranked by size
Llandilo - Total persons (Usual residence)
This table summarises religion for Llandilo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Penrith (C) and change since 2016.
This area boundary has changed from 2016 to 2021. As a result, 2016 values are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries using ABS concordance.
Chart view
Religion - Ranked by size snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Llandilo, with comparison markers for Penrith (C).
Western Catholic
No Religion, so described
Anglican Church of Australia
Not stated
Islam
Uniting Church
Greek Orthodox
Christianity, nfd
Antiochian Orthodox
Buddhism
Religion - Ranked by size change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Western Catholic
-5
+0.7pp
No Religion, so described
+66
+4.4pp
Anglican Church of Australia
-47
-2.6pp
Not stated
-47
-2.8pp
Islam
+18
+1.1pp
Uniting Church
-6
-0.3pp
Greek Orthodox
-2
-0.1pp
Christianity, nfd
-7
-0.5pp
Buddhism
+10
+0.7pp
Baptist
0
0.0pp
Data table
Religion for Llandilo. Religion - Ranked by size. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Penrith (C).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | % | Penrith (C)% | Count | pp | |
| Western Catholic | 821 | 50.6% | 28.2% | 826 | 49.9% | 31.7% | -5 | +0.7pp |
| No Religion, so described | 341 | 21.0% | 28.9% | 275 | 16.6% | 21.1% | +66 | +4.4pp |
| Anglican Church of Australia | 160 | 9.9% | 13.1% | 207 | 12.5% | 18.4% | -47 | -2.6pp |
| Not stated | 98 | 6.0% | 7.0% | 145 | 8.8% | 8.0% | -47 | -2.8pp |
| Islam | 39 | 2.4% | 3.1% | 21 | 1.3% | 2.1% | +18 | +1.1pp |
| Uniting Church | 26 | 1.6% | 1.4% | 32 | 1.9% | 2.0% | -6 | -0.3pp |
| Greek Orthodox | 25 | 1.5% | 1.1% | 27 | 1.6% | 1.2% | -2 | -0.1pp |
| Christianity, nfd | 17 | 1.0% | 2.8% | 24 | 1.5% | 2.3% | -7 | -0.5pp |
| Antiochian Orthodox | 17 | 1.0% | 0.1% | - | - | 0.1% | - | - |
| Buddhism | 14 | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 1.1% | +10 | +0.7pp |
| Total | 1,621 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1,653 | 100.0% | 100.0% | -32 | 0.0pp |
Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.