56.4% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forrest
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A far higher share of people in Forrest (Vic.) report no religion compared to the rest of the country. Over half the population—56.4%—do not identify with any faith, which is well above the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
No religion is the most common identity here at 56.4%, sitting 17 points above the Victorian average. Christianity is the next most common at 23.3%, while other faiths like Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism are not present.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forrest, No religion is the majority at 58%; Christianity is next at 24%.
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- No religion 55.0%
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- Catholic 7.2%
- Anglican 7.2%
- Uniting Church 4.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
- Baptist 1.2%
- Other Christian 1.2%
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/religion