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"Census - Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'" 2026 Australian Census campaign.

The religion question that religious lobbyists demanded

The religion question being used at this year’s Census will be the question demanded by religious lobbyists, not the one the country needed.
"Census - Not Religious? Mark 'No Religion'" 2026 Australian Census campaign.

We’re running a new campaign for the 2026 Census!

With the next Census locked in for 11 August 2026, we’ll be running another public campaign in the lead-up to Census night.

ABS buckles in face of religious lobbyists to keep biased Census question

We are disappointed that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has missed an opportunity to correct the long-standing and obvious presumption in the wording of the question on religion for the 2026 census.

Premier’s department supports changing religion question

The Victorian Premier’s own department believes the proposed changes to the Census religion question will have a positive impact in fostering greater inclusion of non-religious people.

ABS confirms testing will proceed for proposed new religion question

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is going ahead with testing the newly formulated religion question for the 2026 Census, it has been confirmed.

‘Census21’ group seeking clarification from Andrew Leigh over Census decision

The ‘Census – Not Religious?’ campaign is seeking clarification from the Albanese government following its recent announcement regarding proposed topics for the Census in 2026.

Census campaign responds to church leaders’ call for government interference

The Census21 – Not Religious? campaign has raised concerns with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Catholic Church’s calls for the government to interfere in the work of reformulating the Census religion question.

ABS now testing proposed filter for religion question

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed it is testing the proposed changes to the religion question.

‘Census – Not Religious?’ campaign outlines benefits of adopting a filter question

In a submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Census – Not Religious? campaign has strongly supported the proposal to introduce a two-part question for religion in the 2026 Census, saying it would go some way to ensuring more accurate and meaningful data on religion.

Submission: Phase 2 of the ABS 2026 Census topic consultation

This is the Census – Not Religious? campaign’s submission to phase 2 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2026 Census topic consultation.

‘Census – Not Religious?’ campaign welcomes proposal to amend religion question

The coalition of community organisations behind the Census – Not Religious? campaign welcomes the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) consideration to removing the bias from the religion question.

ABS acknowledges concerns about bias in Census religion question

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has acknowledged concerns about potential bias in the wording of the Census question on religion.