35.4% ▲ +121.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Forster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith and spiritual beliefs play a significant role in daily life for 55.4% of people in Forster, who identify as Christians. While a growing number of residents now report no religion, the area remains more religious than the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 35.4% of people here have no religion, a figure that has risen 19 points since 2011. This is well below the Australian average, though it sits a little above the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forster, Christianity is the majority at 55%; No religion is next at 35%.
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- Anglican 22.6%
- Catholic 20.0%
- Other Christian 4.6%
- Uniting Church 3.5%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Orthodox 0.4%
- Pentecostal 0.3%
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- No religion 35.1%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.2%
- Sikhism 0.1%
- Aboriginal traditional 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 Forster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011152/forster/topic/religion