52.7% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Back Forest · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Back Forest
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Back Forest claim no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population identifies as non-religious, which is 14 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 52.7% of residents have no religion, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 33.2%. Those identifying with Christianity make up 45.1% of the area, while other religions account for 3.3%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Back Forest, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (43%) and Not stated (4%).
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- No religion 50.0%
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- Anglican 18.8%
- Catholic 16.7%
- Other Christian 3.1%
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- Other religious groups 3.1%
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 Back Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10130/back-forest/topic/religion