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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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | No religion |
| 2 | Catholic |
| 3 | Anglican (Church of England) |
| 4 | Uniting Church |
| 5 | Presbyterian |
| 6 | Islam |
| 7 | Buddhism |
| 8 | Baptist |
| 9 | Greek Orthodox |
| 10 | Hinduism |
| 11 | Other (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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands Christian Church (CICC) |
| 2 | Roman Catholic Church |
| 3 | Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) |
| 4 | Church of the Latter Day Saints / Mormon Church |
| 5 | Assemblies of God (AOG) |
| 6 | Apostolic Church — 2016 form |
| 7 | Other religion/church — please specify |
| 8 | No Religion |
| 9 | I 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| A7a | Christian; Hindu; Sikh; Muslim; Other religion |
| A7b | Methodist; 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 |
| A7c | Other 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01–10 | Catholic; 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 |
| 11 | Other 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 00 | No Religion |
| 01 | Nauruan Congregational |
| 02 | Catholic |
| 03 | Assemblies of God (AOG) |
| 04 | Nauru Independent |
| 05 | Pacific Light House |
| 06 | Seventh Day Adventist |
| 07 | Baptist |
| 08 | Do not wish to answer |
| 97 | Other 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Multiple response | Religious 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Catholic |
| 2 | Evangelical |
| 3 | Seventh-Day Adventist |
| 4 | Assembly of God |
| 5 | Baptist |
| 6 | Muslim |
| 7 | Mormons |
| 8 | Modekngei |
| 9 | Other |
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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| Code | Refer 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.
Tonga
- Status
- Yes
- Year
- 2021
- Form
- Tonga Population and Housing Census — Individual Form
- Question
- D1.12
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 1 | Free Wesleyan Church |
| 2 | Roman Catholic |
| 3 | Latter Day Saints |
| 4 | Free Church of Tonga |
| 5 | Church of Tonga |
| 6 | Assembly of God |
| 7 | Tokaikolo/Maama fo’ou |
| 8 | Constitution church of Tonga |
| 9 | Gospel Church |
| 10 | Anglican Church |
| 11 | Seventh Day Adventist |
| 12 | Mo’ui Fo’ou ia Kalaisi |
| 13 | The Salvation Army |
| 14 | Jehovh’s Witness |
| 15 | Other Phe Salvation Army |
| 16 | Bahai Faith |
| 17 | Buddhist |
| 18 | Islam |
| 19 | Hinduism |
| 20 | Other (specify) |
| 21 | No religious affiliation |
| 22 | Refuse 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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | EKT |
| 02 | SDA |
| 03 | Jehovah's Witness |
| 04 | Bahaii |
| 05 | Brethren |
| 06 | AOG |
| 07 | Catholic |
| 08 | LDS |
| 09 | Other — specify |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | Refused |
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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | EKT |
| 02 | SDA |
| 03 | Jehovah's Witness |
| 04 | Bahaii |
| 05 | Brethren |
| 06 | AOG |
| 07 | Catholic |
| 08 | LDS |
| 09 | Other — specify |
| 10 | None |
| 11 | Refused |
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
Responses:
| Response / code | Option |
|---|---|
| 01 | Anglican |
| 02 | Presbyterian |
| 03 | Catholic |
| 04 | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Other | Other 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