Penzance East Ward : Religious Faiths

Religious Faiths

Data cube chart.

Major religious faiths in 2001 2001 2011 2021
Christians 4,926 Show data context 3,623 Show data context 2,767 Show data context
Buddhist 21 Show data context 53 Show data context 45 Show data context
Hindu 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
Jewish 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context
Muslim 16 Show data context 16 Show data context 35 Show data context
Sikh 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other 73 Show data context 84 Show data context 91 Show data context
None 1,528 Show data context 2,768 Show data context 3,649 Show data context
Not stated 613 Show data context 664 Show data context 533 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Religion (Table UV015), using 9 way)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (All usual residents: Table KS209EW - Religion.)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (All usual residents: Religion (10 way))

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Penzance East Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion | Religious Faiths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026