39.0% ▲ +72.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forestville
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Diverse beliefs shape the daily life of Forestville, where half of the residents identify as Christian. While many people still hold a faith, a large number of locals now claim no religion, mirroring a broader shift seen across the country.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 50.8% of people are Christian, while those with no religion make up 39.0% of the population. This last group is well above the New South Wales figure, though it is about the same as the national average.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forestville, Christianity is the majority at 51%; No religion is next at 39%.
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- Catholic 21.7%
- Anglican 13.5%
- Other Christian 4.7%
- Orthodox 4.3%
- Uniting Church 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Baptist 1.0%
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- No religion 38.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Other religious groups 0.5%
- 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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11551/forestville/topic/religion