Peninsula Profile:
Religion

In relation to diversity of religion, the Peninsula Precinct has a slightly higher proportion of people stating they are Christian, 78.4% compared to 77.7% across Gosford Local Government Area. In relation to non Christian religions the Peninsula Precinct has a smaller proportion of people indicating this belief (0.4%) compared to Gosford Local Government Area (0.8%).

 
 

Peninsula

Gosford

NSW

Religion

%

Persons

%

Persons

%

Persons
Anglican

35.36

13574

32.82

47540

25.2

1521675
Baptist

1.99

763

2.55

3692

1.6

96445
Brethen

0.02

9

0.09

130

0.1

6259
Catholic

26.81

10293

25.75

37297

29.1

17556372
Churches of Christ

0.20

76

0.24

347

0.2

13521
Jehovah’s Witnesses

0.31

120

0.40

581

0.4

23975
Latter Day Saints

0.16

63

0.26

370

0.2

14438
Lutheran

0.35

134

0.51

738

0.6

37640
Oriental Christian

0.008

3

0.01

21

0.4

22307
Orthodox

0.47

181

0.52

747

3.1

184096
Pentecostal

0.67

256

1.04

1505

0.8

46604
Presbyterian Reformed

4.74

1819

4.61

6684

4.2

251339
Salvation Army

0.63

242

0.46

671

0.4

23464
Seventh Day Adventist

0.16

60

0.42

611

0.4

21427
Uniting Church

5.38

2066

6.56

9500

6.0

362508
Other Protestant

0.12

45

0.19

270

0.2

15028
Other Christian

0.07

28

0.14

199

0.1

8804
Christian not fully Defined

1.00

384

1.18

1715

0.9

54024
Buddhism

0.16

61

0.18

258

1.4

81908
Hinduism

0.07

28

0.13

186

0.6

35576
Islam

0.10

39

0.19

281

1.7

102288
Judaism

0.07

27

0.11

163

0.5

32652
Other Religions

0.21

81

0.21

297

0.4

22006
No Religion

12.28

4716

12.86

18626

12.8

771447
Inadequately Described

0.28

108

0.29

413

0.3

17780
Not Stated

8.12

3118

7.99

11573

7.7

466962
Overseas Visitors

0.25

97

0.29

425

0.7

43151
Total  

38391

  

144840

  

6033696
%Christian

78.40

  

77.70

  

73.9

  
% Non Christian Religions

0.40

  

0.80

  

4.5

  

Source: Peninsula Precinct Profile 1999, Gosford City Council