41.7% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forrestfield - Wattle Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Forty-one percent of people in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove report having no religion, which is the most common response. This reflects a broader shift in the area, as the number of residents without a religious affiliation has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
The proportion of people with no religion rose 14 points since 2011 to reach 41.7%, a figure slightly above the national average. Other common faiths include Christianity at 39.5%, Islam at 5.2%, and Hinduism at 3.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Forrestfield - Wattle Grove splits fairly evenly between No religion (42%) and Christianity (40%), with Not stated at 7%.
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- No religion 41.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Catholic 17.1%
- Anglican 9.2%
- Other Christian 7.4%
- Baptist 1.6%
- Uniting Church 1.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%
- Pentecostal 1.1%
- Orthodox 0.5%
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- Sikhism 0.9%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
- Aboriginal traditional 0.0%
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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051138/forrestfield-wattle-grove/topic/religion