Forrestania · Suburb / Locality

Religion in Forrestania

What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.

Almost 43% of people in Forrestania report having no religion, a figure that reflects a common modern shift across the region. This means that nearly half of the local population does not identify with any faith, leaving the area split almost evenly between those with no religion and those identifying as Christians.

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Religious affiliation

The mix of religions, and people with no religion.

The 42.9% of residents with no religion is about the same as the Western Australian figure, but well above the national average of 38.9%. Christians make up the other major group at 39.3%, while no residents identify as Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist.

42.9%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.6%
  • 2021: 42.9%

Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).

Religious affiliation

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Forrestania splits fairly evenly between No religion (44%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 15%.

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 Forrestania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50516/forrestania/topic/religion