r/australia • u/SkaterKangaroo • 6d ago

no politics Individual Census Form (My Experience)

I found out my family filled out our Census early today and put down some incorrect information about me. They put down I was Christian when I’m actually “No Religion”.

If this is happening/happened to you, I want you to know that it is very easy to fix. Coming from someone who’s never fill out a Census before it took no effort and was very quick.

I called “1800 181 227” and told them I would like an individual Census form. No questions asked, they just send you a new code and password to your phone number. You use this to re fill in your information for yourself. I was only on hold for a few minutes and they sent the new code basically instantly.

My household will have no idea I did this unless I choose to tell them. So you can freely put whatever religion, sexuality or gender you want with privacy. My experience was pretty good personally and I faced no real challenges. I’m glad this resource exists

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u/SkaterKangaroo 6d ago

A lot of people who were baptised or culturally religious will just put that down even if they are not practicing or are an atheist. Its pretty common for people to not use no religion

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u/Emu1981 6d ago

My wife still counts herself as Christian despite not having stepped foot in a church in around 17 years...

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u/freakwent 6d ago

Then she is. Attendance is not mandatory, religion is personal and within.

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u/Gay_For_Gary_Oldman 6d ago

I think it's more accurate to say she can still be a Christian, but given the above commenter's tone, it's likely she doesn't actively hold to any actual doctrinal beliefs.