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Citizen Question Oceania
Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires
Australia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2016 & 2021
- Form
- Australian Census Personal Forms
- Question
- 2016 Q13; 2021 citizenship item
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, Australian citizen |
| 2 | No |
Question type: 1 — binary
Notes: Citizenship is asked directly.
Source: 2016 personal form 2016 household form 2016 online text version 2021 personal form 2021 household form 2021 household/interviewer form
Cook Islands
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2016 & 2021
- Form
- Cook Islands Personal Forms
- Question
- 2016 P4; 2021 Q4
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealander |
| 2 | Australian |
| 3 | French |
| 4 | Other — please give the nationality |
Question type: 2 — nationality categories plus write-in
Notes: The Cook Islands form asks nationality rather than using the wording citizenship.
Source: Cook Islands 2016 personal Cook Islands 2021 personal
Fiji
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- Fiji Census 2017 Questionnaire — Module A
- Question
- A3
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Fiji Citizen |
| 02 | Permit Holder |
| 03 | Student Visa |
| 04 | Visitor |
Question type: 2 — residency/citizenship-status categories
Notes: The item is labelled residency status but explicitly includes Fiji Citizen.
Source: Fiji 2017 questionnaire
French Polynesia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017 & 2022
- Form
- Recensement de la population — Bulletins individuels
- Question
- 2017 Q4; 2022 Q4
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Française — né(e) français(e) |
| 2 | Française — devenu(e) français(e) |
| 3 | Étrangère — indicate nationality |
Question type: 2 — specified status categories plus nationality write-in
Notes: Both supplied individual forms ask nationality.
Source: French Polynesia 2017 individual French Polynesia 2022 individual
Kiribati
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- Kiribati Population Census — Person Roster
- Question
- P6
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Native-born citizen (I-Kiribati) |
| 2 | Naturalized citizen |
| 3 | Dual citizenship |
| 4 | Tuvaluan |
| 5 | Chinese |
| 6 | Other — specify |
Question type: 2 — citizenship status/nationality categories
Notes: The questionnaire contains explicit citizenship categories including native-born, naturalized, dual citizenship, and named foreign citizenships.
Source: Kiribati questionnaire
Nauru
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Nauru Population and Housing Census — Module 3
- Question
- 304
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen of Nauru |
| 2 | Dual citizenship (Nauru and another country) |
| 3 | Kiribati |
| 4 | Tuvalu |
| 5 | Australia |
| 6 | New Zealand |
| 7 | Fiji |
| 8 | Solomon Island |
| 9 | Philippines |
| 10 | PR China |
| 11 | Republic of China |
| 12 | Hong Kong |
| 13 | India |
| 97 | Other citizenship — describe |
Question type: 2 — single-select citizenship list plus write-in
Notes: The questionnaire explicitly asks citizenship.
Source: Nauru questionnaire
New Caledonia
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2025
- Form
- Recensement de la population — Bulletin individuel
- Question
- Q3
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | French — born French |
| 2 | French — became French, e.g. naturalisation/declaration/at majority |
| 3 | Foreign — specify nationality |
Question type: 2 — nationality categories plus write-in
Notes: The individual form asks nationality rather than a separate citizenship question.
Source: New Caledonia questionnaire
Palau
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- 2020 Census of Population and Housing — Section C
- Question
- C6
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Palauan |
| 2 | Dual Palauan |
| 3 | U.S. |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Bangladesh |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | FSM |
| 8 | Philippines |
| 9 | Other (write in) |
Question type: 2 — coded citizenship list plus write-in
Notes: C6 was asked of all persons. The census report lists nine citizenship categories.
Source: Palau questionnaire
Samoa
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Population and Housing Census — Household Questionnaire
- Question
- P10
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes, born in Samoa with citizen parent(s) |
| 2 | Yes, born abroad of Samoa with citizen parent(s) |
| 3 | Yes, Samoa citizen by naturalisation |
| 4 | No, not a citizen of Samoa |
Question type: 2 — citizenship status categories
Notes: P10 is a direct citizenship question.
Tonga
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Tonga Population and Housing Census — Individual Form
- Question
- ID1.14
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga born citizen |
| 2 | Tonga by naturalized citizen |
| 3 | Dual citizenship (Tonga and other country) |
| 4 | Other countries citizenship |
Question type: 2 — citizenship-status categories
Notes: The individual form asks citizenship directly.
Source: Tonga individual
Tuvalu
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2017
- Form
- 2017 Tuvalu Mini CPH — Person Details
- Question
- PG4
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Tuvaluan |
| 02 | Other country — specify |
Question type: 2 — nationality categories plus write-in
Notes: The training manual defines nationality as official country of citizenship by birth or naturalisation; a dual Tuvaluan national is treated as Tuvaluan.
Source: Tuvalu 2017 questionnaire Tuvalu 2017 training manual
Tuvalu
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2022
- Form
- Tuvalu Long Form Census Questionnaire
- Question
- P3103
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Tuvaluan |
| 02 | Other country — specify |
Question type: 2 — nationality categories plus write-in
Notes: The 2022 long form has the same two substantive nationality responses.
Source: Tuvalu 2022 long form
Vanuatu
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2020
- Form
- 2020 National Population and Housing Census Questionnaire
- Question
- A7–A8
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Vanuatu by birth |
| 02 | Vanuatu by naturalisation |
| 03 | Other Country |
| A7a/A7b | Specify other citizenship |
| A8 | Yes / No — another citizenship |
| A8a | Select names of other countries |
Question type: 3 — primary citizenship plus multiple-citizenship follow-up
Notes: The questionnaire allows a primary citizenship and a separate additional-citizenship response.
Source: Vanuatu 2020 questionnaire
Wallis and Futuna
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2023
- Form
- Population census — Individual form
- Question
- Q4
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | French — you are French by birth |
| 2 | French — you became French, e.g. by naturalisation, voluntary oath, or when you came of age |
| 3 | Foreign — give your nationality(ies) |
Question type: 3 — multiple-response nationality question
Notes: The individual form explicitly says multiple answers are possible.