39.9% ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forest Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Forest Hill
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith in Forest Hill, where 41.5% of residents identify with a Christian denomination. While this remains the largest group, the number of people reporting no religion has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 39.9% of people here have no religion, a figure that rose 16 points since 2011 and is now about the same as the Victorian average. Other notable groups include Buddhists at 6.9%, Hindus at 3.2%, and Muslims at 2.2%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (40%), with Buddhism at 7%.
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- Catholic 18.2%
- Anglican 5.4%
- Other Christian 4.9%
- Orthodox 4.6%
- Baptist 3.1%
- Uniting Church 3.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.7%
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- No religion 39.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041269/forest-hill/topic/religion