57.6% ▲ +64.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 57.6%
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.
More than half of people in Forestville identify as having no religion, marking it as one of the most secular areas in its class. The local figure of 57.6% is far above both the state and national averages.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
People with no religion make up 57.6% of the population, which is 19 points higher than the Australian figure. Christianity is the next most common affiliation at 32.1%, followed by Islam at 1.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forestville, No religion is the majority at 57%; Christianity is next at 32%.
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- No religion 56.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.9%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Catholic 12.2%
- Orthodox 6.0%
- Anglican 5.3%
- Other Christian 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Baptist 0.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 0.7%
- Pentecostal 0.6%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.3%
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/SAL40453/forestville/topic/religion