52.0% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Beech Forest · Suburb / Locality
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Over half of the people in Beech Forest report having no religion, which is a far higher proportion than the national figure. This reflects a strong trend towards non-religious identities in the area, where only about a quarter of residents identify as Christians.
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common response at 52.0%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 39.3%. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 25.6%, while there are no residents identifying with Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism.
52.0% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
In Beech Forest, No religion is the majority at 50%; Christianity is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Beech Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20185/beech-forest/topic/religion