 | First release |
Religious Affiliation
| This variable is coded using the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG) Second Edition (2005). The variable records 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 nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2000 Christian, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2001 Apostolic Church, so described |
 |  |  |  | 2002 Church of God, so described |
 |  |  |  | 2003 Australian Christian Churches, so described |
 |  |  |  | 2004 New Church Alliance, so described |
 |  |  | 201 | Anglican |
 |  |  |  | 2012 Anglican Church of Australia |
 |  |  |  | 2013 Anglican Catholic Church |
 |  |  | 203 | Baptist |
 |  |  |  | 2031 Baptist |
 |  |  | 205 | Brethren |
 |  |  |  | 2051 Brethren |
 |  |  | 207 | Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2071 Western Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2072 Maronite Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2073 Melkite Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2074 Ukrainian Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2075 Chaldean Catholic |
 |  |  |  | 2079 Catholic, nec |
 |  |  | 211 | Churches of Christ |
 |  |  |  | 2110 Churches of Christ, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 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 Latter Day Saints, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2151 Church of Jesus Christ of LDS (Mormons) |
 |  |  |  | 2152 Community of Christ |
 |  |  | 217 | Lutheran |
 |  |  |  | 2171 Lutheran |
 |  |  | 221 | Oriental Orthodox |
 |  |  |  | 2210 Oriental Orthodox, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2212 Armenian Apostolic |
 |  |  |  | 2214 Coptic Orthodox Church |
 |  |  |  | 2215 Syrian Orthodox Church |
 |  |  |  | 2216 Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
 |  |  |  | 2219 Oriental Orthodox, nec |
 |  |  | 222 | Assyrian Apostolic |
 |  |  |  | 2221 Assyrian Church of the East |
 |  |  |  | 2222 Ancient Church of the East |
 |  |  |  | 2229 Assyrian Apostolic, nec |
 |  |  | 223 | Eastern Orthodox |
 |  |  |  | 2230 Eastern Orthodox, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 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 Eastern Orthodox, nec |
 |  |  | 225 | Presbyterian and Reformed |
 |  |  |  | 2250 Presbyterian and Reformed, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 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, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 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, nec |
 |  |  | 28 | Other Protestant |
 |  |  |  | 2800 Other Protestant, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 2801 Aboriginal Evangelical Missions |
 |  |  |  | 2802 Born Again Christian |
 |  |  |  | 2803 Christian and Missionary Alliance |
 |  |  |  | 2804 Church of the Nazarene |
 |  |  |  | 2805 Congregational |
 |  |  |  | 2806 Ethnic Evangelical Churches |
 |  |  |  | 2807 Independent Evangelical Churches |
 |  |  |  | 2808 Wesleyan Methodist Church |
 |  |  |  | 2899 Other Protestant, nec |
 |  |  | 29 | Other Christian |
 |  |  |  | 2900 Other Christian, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 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, nec |
 |  | 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, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 6051 Ancestor Veneration |
 |  |  |  | 6052 Confucianism |
 |  |  |  | 6053 Taoism |
 |  |  |  | 6059 Chinese Religions, nec |
 |  |  | 607 | Druse |
 |  |  |  | 6071 Druse |
 |  |  | 611 | Japanese Religions |
 |  |  |  | 6110 Japanese Religions, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 6111 Shinto |
 |  |  |  | 6112 Sukyo Mahikari |
 |  |  |  | 6113 Tenrikyo |
 |  |  |  | 6119 Japanese Religions, nec |
 |  |  | 613 | Nature Religions |
 |  |  |  | 6130 Nature Religions, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 6131 Animism |
 |  |  |  | 6132 Druidism |
 |  |  |  | 6133 Paganism |
 |  |  |  | 6134 Pantheism |
 |  |  |  | 6135 Wiccan/Witchcraft |
 |  |  |  | 6139 Nature Religions, nec |
 |  |  | 615 | Sikhism |
 |  |  |  | 6151 Sikhism |
 |  |  | 617 | Spiritualism |
 |  |  |  | 6171 Spiritualism |
 |  |  | 699 | Miscellaneous Religions |
 |  |  |  | 6991 Caodaism |
 |  |  |  | 6992 Church of Scientology |
 |  |  |  | 6993 Eckankar |
 |  |  |  | 6994 Rastafarianism |
 |  |  |  | 6995 Satanism |
 |  |  |  | 6996 Theosophy |
 |  |  |  | 6997 Jainism |
 |  |  |  | 6998 Zoroastrianism |
 |  |  |  | 6999 Religious Groups, nec |
 |  | 7
| NO RELIGION |
 |  |  | 701 | No Religion |
 |  |  |  | 7010 No Religion, nfd |
 |  |  |  | 7011 Agnosticism |
 |  |  |  | 7012 Atheism |
 |  |  |  | 7013 Humanism |
 |  |  |  | 7014 Rationalism |
 | Supplementary codes |
 |  | 0002 Religious belief, nfd |
 |  | 0003 Not defined |
 |  | 0004 New Age, so described |
 |  | 0005 Theism |
 |  | &&&& Not stated |
 |  | VVVV Overseas visitor |
 | Total number of categories: |
 |  | one digit level 7 |
 |  | two digit level 3 |
 |  | three digit level 30 |
 |  | four digit level 137 |