26.8% ▲ +102.2%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
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Religion in Forbes
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 62% of people in Forbes identify as Christians, showing a strong religious lean. While the number of people claiming no religion has risen to 26.8% since 2011, this figure remains far below the national average.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 62.4%, while those with no religion make up 26.8% of the population. This lack of religious affiliation is much lower than in most similar areas and sits well below the New South Wales figure.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Forbes, Christianity is the majority at 62%; No religion is next at 27%.
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- Catholic 31.8%
- Anglican 19.9%
- Uniting Church 3.7%
- Other Christian 2.8%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%
- Baptist 1.3%
- Pentecostal 0.4%
- Orthodox 0.1%
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- No religion 26.7%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 0.1%
- Other religious groups 0.1%
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114010/forbes/topic/religion