25.5% ▲ +148.7%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
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Religion in Forbes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far fewer people identify as having no religion in Forbes compared to most other areas. While this number has risen over the last decade, 64.5% of the population still identify as Christian, making it a more religious place than the state or national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The number of people with no religion rose 15 points since 2011 to 25.5%, but this remains far below the Australian figure of 38.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forbes, Christianity is the majority at 64%; No religion is next at 25%.
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- Catholic 31.8%
- Anglican 20.7%
- Uniting Church 4.6%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.5%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.2%
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- No religion 25.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.0%
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- Other religious groups 0.1%
- Sikhism 0.1%
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12900/forbes/topic/religion