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Religion Questions Oceania

Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Australia

Status
Yes
Year
2016 & 2021
Form
Australian Census Personal Forms
Question
2016 Q21; 2021 religion item
What is the person’s religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1No religion
2Catholic
3Anglican (Church of England)
4Uniting Church
5Presbyterian
6Islam
7Buddhism
8Baptist
9Greek Orthodox
10Hinduism
11Other (please specify)

Question type: 2 — categories plus write-in

Notes: The 2016 form states that answering religion is optional.

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 P14; 2021 Q14
What church do you go to?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC)
2Roman Catholic Church
3Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA)
4Church of the Latter Day Saints / Mormon Church
5Assemblies of God (AOG)
6Apostolic Church — 2016 form
7Other religion/church — please specify
8No Religion
9I refuse to answer — 2021 form

Question type: 2 — specified church/religion categories plus other/nonresponse

Notes: The supplied 2016 and 2021 personal forms both ask church/religion affiliation; some response options differ between years.

Source: Cook Islands 2016 personal Cook Islands 2021 personal

Fiji

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
Fiji Census 2017 Questionnaire — Module A
Question
A7a / A7b / A7c
What is this person's religious affiliation? / What is this person's denomination or sect?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
A7aChristian; Hindu; Sikh; Muslim; Other religion
A7bMethodist; Catholic; Seventh Day Adventist; Assemblies of God; All Nations Christian Fellowship; Anglican; Apostles Gospel Outreach Fellowship International; Baptist; Christian Outreach Centre; Christian Mission Fellowship (CMF/Every Home); Gospel; Jehovah's Witness; Latter Day Saints; Presbyterian; Salvation Army; New Methodist (Souls to Jesus); Other Christian; Arya Samaj; Kabir Panthi; Sanatan; Satya Sai Baba; Other Hindu; Sikh; Ahmadiya; Sunni; Other Moslem; Bahai; Confucian; No Religion / Not Stated; Other
A7cOther religion — describe

Question type: 2 — affiliation plus denomination/sect and write-in

Notes: Fiji asks broad religious affiliation followed by denomination or sect.

Source: Fiji 2017 questionnaire

Kiribati

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
Kiribati Population Census — Person Roster
Question
P8
What is %rostertitle%'s religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01–10Catholic; Kiribati Protestant Church (KPC); Kiribati Uniting Church (KUC); Latter Day Saints; Bahai; Jehovah's Witness; Seventh-day Adventist; Assemblies of God; All Nations; No religion
11Other religion — describe

Question type: 2 — single-select religion list plus write-in

Notes: The supplied questionnaire explicitly asks religion.

Source: Kiribati questionnaire

Nauru

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Nauru Population and Housing Census — Module 3
Question
307
What is %rostertitle%'s religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
00No Religion
01Nauruan Congregational
02Catholic
03Assemblies of God (AOG)
04Nauru Independent
05Pacific Light House
06Seventh Day Adventist
07Baptist
08Do not wish to answer
97Other religion

Question type: 2 — single-select religion list plus other/nonresponse

Notes: The questionnaire explicitly asks religion.

Source: Nauru questionnaire

New Zealand

Status
Yes
Year
2023
Form
2023 Census Individual Form
Question
Religious affiliation
What is your religious affiliation?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
Multiple responseReligious affiliations are collected on the Individual Form; response structure includes no religion and specified affiliations

Question type: 2 — religion/affiliation response

Notes: Stats NZ identifies Religious affiliation as an unchanged 2023 Individual Form question.

Source: new_zealand_2023_individual.pdf

Palau

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
2020 Census of Population and Housing — Section C
Question
C2
Religion or church

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Catholic
2Evangelical
3Seventh-Day Adventist
4Assembly of God
5Baptist
6Muslim
7Mormons
8Modekngei
9Other

Question type: 2 — coded religion/church list

Notes: The Palau report states that C2 was asked of all persons; responses were recorded open-ended and later coded, with no religion classified under Other.

Source: Palau questionnaire

Samoa

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Population and Housing Census — Household Questionnaire
Question
P8
What is (name’s) religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
CodeRefer to 2-digit religion codes in the manual

Question type: 1 — coded religion response

Notes: P8 records religion using the census's 2-digit religion codes.

Source: Samoa census report/questionnaire

Tonga

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Tonga Population and Housing Census — Individual Form
Question
D1.12
What is this person’s church congregation or religious affiliation?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1Free Wesleyan Church
2Roman Catholic
3Latter Day Saints
4Free Church of Tonga
5Church of Tonga
6Assembly of God
7Tokaikolo/Maama fo’ou
8Constitution church of Tonga
9Gospel Church
10Anglican Church
11Seventh Day Adventist
12Mo’ui Fo’ou ia Kalaisi
13The Salvation Army
14Jehovh’s Witness
15Other Phe Salvation Army
16Bahai Faith
17Buddhist
18Islam
19Hinduism
20Other (specify)
21No religious affiliation
22Refuse to answer

Question type: 2 — coded religious affiliation list plus other/nonresponse

Notes: The individual form asks religion for all ages.

Source: Tonga individual

Tuvalu

Status
Yes
Year
2017
Form
2017 Tuvalu Mini CPH — Person Details
Question
PR1
What is %rostertitle% religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01EKT
02SDA
03Jehovah's Witness
04Bahaii
05Brethren
06AOG
07Catholic
08LDS
09Other — specify
10None
11Refused

Question type: 2 — coded religious affiliation list plus other/nonresponse

Notes: The training manual states that religion was captured based on denomination and could be practicing or non-practicing; respondents could refuse.

Source: Tuvalu 2017 questionnaire Tuvalu 2017 training manual

Tuvalu

Status
Yes
Year
2022
Form
Tuvalu Long Form Census Questionnaire
Question
P3104
What is %rostertitle%'s religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01EKT
02SDA
03Jehovah's Witness
04Bahaii
05Brethren
06AOG
07Catholic
08LDS
09Other — specify
10None
11Refused

Question type: 2 — coded religious affiliation list plus other/nonresponse

Notes: The 2022 long form uses the same response categories.

Source: Tuvalu 2022 long form

Vanuatu

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
2020 National Population and Housing Census Questionnaire
Question
A12
What is XYZ's religion?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01Anglican
02Presbyterian
03Catholic
04Seventh-day Adventist
OtherOther religion — specify

Question type: 2 — religion list plus write-in

Notes: The questionnaire requires the respondent to state only one religion.

Source: Vanuatu 2020 questionnaire