49.6% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forth · Suburb / Locality
Religion in Forth
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
Far more people here claim no religion than in most similar areas, making it a standout feature of Forth. Nearly half of the population identifies as non-religious, which is a much higher proportion than in most other small towns.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
About 49.6% of people here have no religion, a figure that is far above the national average of 38.9% and about the same as the Tasmanian figure. Christians make up the next largest group at 41.9%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forth, the largest group is No religion at 50%, followed by Christianity (42%) and Not stated (8%).
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- No religion 49.5%
- Secular beliefs 0.4%
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- Anglican 13.1%
- Catholic 10.4%
- Other Christian 6.7%
- Uniting Church 6.0%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%
- Baptist 2.6%
- Pentecostal 1.4%
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 Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60211/forth/topic/religion