45.9% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forreston · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forreston
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Almost 46% of people in Forreston identify as having no religion, making it a place where a non-religious identity is much more common than in most other areas. This shift is reflected in the community's split, with the non-religious group now slightly outnumbering Christians.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
While 45.9% of residents report no religion—well above the national figure of 38.9%—Christianity remains significant at 43.2%. Other religions make up only 1% of the population.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Forreston splits fairly evenly between No religion (46%) and Christianity (43%), with Not stated at 10%.
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- No religion 46.1%
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- Other Christian 15.1%
- Catholic 12.0%
- Anglican 6.3%
- Uniting Church 5.1%
- Baptist 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.5%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
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 Forreston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40454/forreston/topic/religion