40.1% —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Religion in Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
A shift towards secularism is clear in Forest Hill, where 40.1% of residents now report having no religion. This figure is roughly the same as the Victorian average and reflects a growing trend in the community.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 41.2%, followed closely by those with no religion, which rose 6.7 points since 2016. Other groups include Buddhists at 6.3%, Hindus at 4.5%, and Muslims at 1.8%.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Christianity (41%) and No religion (40%), with Buddhism at 6%.
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- Catholic 16.5%
- Anglican 5.8%
- Orthodox 5.2%
- Other Christian 5.2%
- Baptist 3.0%
- Uniting Church 2.9%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.6%
- Pentecostal 1.0%
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- No religion 39.7%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.6%
- Other religious groups 0.5%
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 Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23101/forest-hill/topic/religion