44.1% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forrestdale · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forrestdale
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A growing number of people in Forrestdale now claim no religious affiliation, with 44.1% of residents falling into this category. This shift reflects a broader trend where non-religious views are becoming more common than in the typical Australian town.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 46.2%, though the proportion of people with no religion is well above the national figure. Small numbers of residents identify as Muslim (0.8%) or Buddhist (0.8%).
Religious affiliation
View on map →Forrestdale splits fairly evenly between Christianity (46%) and No religion (44%), with Not stated at 8%.
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- Catholic 16.6%
- Anglican 9.8%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 5.8%
- Baptist 3.5%
- Uniting Church 1.7%
- Pentecostal 1.2%
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- No religion 43.7%
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- 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 Forrestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50517/forrestdale/topic/religion