45.6% ▲ +86.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Foster · Urban Centre
Religion in Foster
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More than 45% of people in Foster report having no religion, making it a place where secularism is now the most common identity. This shift is a major part of local life, as the number of people claiming no faith has jumped significantly over the last decade.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Almost 45.6% of residents have no religion, which is well above the national figure of 38.9% and rose 21 points since 2011. Christianity remains the next most common faith at 40.6%, while other religions including Buddhism and Hinduism make up a very small minority.
Religious affiliation
View on map →Foster splits fairly evenly between No religion (45%) and Christianity (41%), with Not stated at 11%.
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- No religion 44.4%
- Secular beliefs 0.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.2%
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- Anglican 15.9%
- Catholic 13.7%
- Uniting Church 5.5%
- Other Christian 2.7%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 2.4%
- Baptist 0.5%
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- Other religious groups 1.0%
- Sikhism 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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215034/foster/topic/religion