RELP Religious Affiliation - 1st Release
This variable is coded using the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG). The variable identifies a person’s religious affiliation. Answering this Census question is optional.
Applicable to: All persons
1 Buddhism
101 Buddhism
1011 Buddhism
2 Christianity
200 Christian, n.f.d.
2000 Christian, n.f.d.
2001 Apostolic Church, so described
201 Anglican
2011 Anglican
203 Baptist
2031 Baptist
205 Brethren
2051 Brethren
207 Catholic
2071 Western Catholic
2072 Maronite Catholic
2073 Melkite Catholic
2074 Ukrainian Catholic
2079 Catholic, n.e.c.
211 Churches of Christ
2110 Churches of Christ, n.f.d.
2111 Churches of Christ (Conference)
2112 Church of Christ (Non denominational)
2113 International Church of Christ
213 Jehovah’s Witnesses
2131 Jehovah’s Witnesses
215 Latter Day Saints
2150 Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, n.f.d.
2151 Church of Jesus Christ of LDS (Mormons)
2152 Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
217 Lutheran
2171 Lutheran
221 Oriental Christian
2210 Oriental Christian, n.f.d.
2211 Ancient Church of the East
2212 Armenian Apostolic Church
2213 Assyrian Church of the East
2214 Coptic Orthodox Church
2215 Syrian (Jacobite) Church
2219 Oriental Christian, n.e.c.
223 Orthodox
2230 Orthodox, n.f.d.
2231 Albanian Orthodox
2232 Antiochian Orthodox
2233 Greek Orthodox
2234 Macedonian Orthodox
2235 Romanian Orthodox
2236 Russian Orthodox
2237 Serbian Orthodox
2238 Ukrainian Orthodox
2239 Orthodox, n.e.c.
225 Presbyterian & Reformed
2250 Presbyterian & Reformed, n.f.d.
2251 Presbyterian
2252 Reformed
2253 Free Reformed
227 Salvation Army
2271 Salvation Army
231 Seventh-day Adventist
2311 Seventh-day Adventist
233 Uniting Church
2331 Uniting Church
24 Pentecostal
2400 Pentecostal, n.f.d.
2401 Apostolic Church (Australia)
2402 Assemblies of God
2403 Bethesda Churches
2404 Christian City Church
2405 Christian Life Churches International
2406 Christian Outreach Centres
2407 Christian Revival Crusade
2408 Faith Churches
2411 Foursquare Gospel Church
2412 Full Gospel Church
2413 Revival Centres
2414 Rhema Family Church
2415 United Pentecostal
2499 Pentecostal, n.e.c.
28 Other Protestant
2800 Other Protestant, n.f.d.
2801 Aboriginal Evangelical Missions
2802 Born Again Christian
2803 Christian & Missionary Alliance
2804 Church of the Nazarene
2805 Congregational
2806 Ethnic Evangelical Churches
2807 Independent Evangelical Churches
2808 Wesleyan Methodist Church
2899 Other Protestant, n.e.c.
29 Other Christian
2900 Other Christian, n.f.d.
2901 Apostolic Church of Queensland
2902 Christadelphians
2903 Christian Science
2904 Gnostic Christians
2905 Liberal Catholic Church
2906 New Apostolic Church
2907 New Churches (Swedenborgian)
2908 Ratana (Maori)
2911 Religious Science
2912 Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
2913 Temple Society
2914 Unitarian
2915 Worldwide Church of God
2999 Other Christian, n.e.c.
3 Hinduism
301 Hinduism
3011 Hinduism
4 Islam
401 Islam
4011 Islam
5 Judaism
501 Judaism
5011 Judaism
6 Other Religions
601 Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions
6011 Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions
603 Baha’i
6031 Baha’i
605 Chinese Religions
6050 Chinese Religions, n.f.d.
6051 Ancestor Veneration
6052 Confucianism
6053 Taoism
607 Druse
6071 Druse
611 Japanese Religions
6110 Japanese Religions, n.f.d.
6111 Shinto
6112 Sukyo Mahikari
6113 Tenrikyo
613 Nature Religions
6130 Nature Religions, n.f.d.
6131 Animism
6132 Druidism
6133 Paganism
6134 Pantheism
6135 Wiccan/Witchcraft
6139 Nature Religions, n.e.c.
615 Sikhism
6151 Sikhism
617 Spiritualism
6171 Spiritualism
621 Theism, n.e.c.
6211 Theism, n.e.c.
623 Zoroastrianism
6231 Zoroastrianism
699 Miscellaneous Religions
6991 Caodaism
6992 Church of Scientology
6993 Eckankar
6994 Rastafarianism
6995 Satanism
6996 Theosophy
6999 Religious Groups, n.e.c.
7 No Religion
701 No Religion
7010 No Religion, n.f.d.
7011 Agnosticism
7012 Atheism
7013 Humanism
7014 Rationalism
Supplementary codes
0002 Religious belief, n.f.d.
0003 Inadequately described
&&&& Not stated
VVVV Overseas visitor
Total number of categories:
one digit level 7
two digit level 3
three digit level 31
four digit level 125