32.7% ▲ +90.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forestdale · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forestdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Faith plays a significant role in daily life for many in Forestdale, where over half the population identifies as Christian. This religious presence is much more common here than in other similar areas, with far fewer people claiming no religion compared to the national figure.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 52.9%, while 32.7% of people have no religion, a figure well below the 38.9% national average. Other groups include Buddhism at 3.7%, Hinduism at 1.9%, and Islam at 1.6%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forestdale, Christianity is the majority at 53%; No religion is next at 33%.
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- Catholic 21.1%
- Anglican 12.5%
- Other Christian 7.4%
- Uniting Church 3.1%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Orthodox 2.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.3%
- Pentecostal 1.5%
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- No religion 32.3%
- Secular beliefs 0.2%
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- Sikhism 1.1%
- Other religious groups 0.4%
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 Forestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31067/forestdale/topic/religion