1266.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups (ASCRG), 1996  
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Contents >> Concordance: 1991 to 1996


1991
Code
1991 Classification Label
1996 Code
1996 Classificational Label

01
Anglican
2011
Anglican (99.9%)
02
Baptist
2031
Baptist (99.9%)
03
Brethren
2051
Brethren (99.8%)
04
Exclusive Brethren
05
Catholic
2071
Western Catholic (99.7%)
06
Churches of Christ
2111
2112
Churches of Christ (Conference) (97.5%)
Church of Christ (Nondenominational) (1.9%)
07
Churches of Christ Non-Denominational
2112
Church of Christ (Nondenominational)
08
Congregational
0002
2805
2899
Religious Belief, Inadequately Described (5.2%)
Congregational (92.8%)
Other Protestant, nec (1.8%)
09
Jehovah's Witnesses
2131
Jehovah's Witnesses (99.6%)
10
Latter Day Saints
2151
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
11
Latter Day Saints Reorganised
2152
Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
12
Lutheran
2171
Lutheran
13
Armenian
2212
Armenian Apostolic Church
14
Assyrian Church of the East
2211
2213
2271
Ancient Church of the East (26.8%)
Assyrian Church of the East (56%)
Salvation Army (17.2%)
15
Coptic
2214
Coptic Orthodox Church (99.3%)
16
Syrian
2215
Syrian (Jacobite) Church
17
Other Oriental Christians, nei
2212
2213
2215
5011
Armenian Apostolic Church (92.5%)
Assyrian Church of the East (2.3%)
Syrian (Jacobite) Church (1.9%)
Judaism (3.3%)
18
Antiochian
2232
Antiochian Orthodox
19
Bulgarian
2239
Orthodox, nec
20
Byelorussian
2239
Orthodox, nec
21
Greek
2233
Greek Orthodox (99.9%)
22
Macedonian
2230
2234
Orthodox (98.5%)
Macedonian Orthodox (1.5%)
23
Romanian
2235
Romanian Orthodox (99.5%)
24
Russian
2236
Russian Orthodox
25
Serbian
2237
Serbian Orthodox
26
Ukrainian
2238
Ukrainian Orthodox
27
Other Orthodox, nei
2230
2231
2232
2239
Orthodox (90.3%)
Albanian Orthodox (2.4%)
Antiochian Orthodox (5.7%)
Orthodox, nec (1.3%)
28
Apostolic Church
2001
2401
Apostolic Church, so described (87.9%)
Apostolic Church (Australia) (11.7%)
29
Associated Mission Churches
2499
Pentecostal,nec (100%)
30
Assemblies of God
2402
Assemblies of God
31
Christian Revival Crusade
2407
2413
Christian Revival Crusade (55.3%)
Revival Centres (44.7%)
32
Christian Outreach Centres
2406
Christian Outreach Centres
33
Full Gospel Church
2412
Full Gospel Church
34
International Church of the Four Square Gospel
2411
Foursquare Gospel Church
35
Revival Centres
2413
Revival Centres (99.2%)
36
Revival Flame Fellowship
2413
Revival Centres
37
United Pentecostal Church
2400
2402
2413
Pentecostal (81.9%)
Assemblies of God (16%)
Revival Centres (1.4%)
38
Other Pentecostal, nei
2001
2400
2403
2405
2499
Apostolic Church, so described (13%)
Pentecostal (67.9%)
Bethesda Churches (1.2%)
Christian Life Churches International (6.4%)
Pentecostal, nec (10.5%)
39
Presbyterian, so described
2251
Presbyterian (99.9%)
40
Reformed
2251
2252
2253
Presbyterian (6.5%)
Reformed (64.4%)
Free Reformed (29.2%)
41
Salvation Army
2271
Salvation Army
42
Seventh Day Adventist
2311
Seventh Day Adventist
43
Uniting Church
2331
Uniting Church (99.9%)
44
Aboriginal Evangelical Missions
2801
Aboriginal Evangelical Missions (99.5%)
45
Christian & Missionary Alliance
2803
Christian & Missionary Alliance
46
Church of the Nazarene
2804
Church of the Nazarene
47
Wesleyan, excludes Methodist
2808
Wesleyan Methodist Church
48
Other Protestant, nei
2800
2806
2807
2808
2899
2999
Other Protestant (73.7%)
Ethnic Evangelical Churches (1%)
Independent Evangelical Churches (5.2%)
Wesleyan Methodist Church (13.4%)
Other Protestant, nec (3.1%)
Other Christian, nec (1.6%)
49
Apostolic Church of Queensland
2901
Apostolic Church of Queensland
50
Christadelphian
2902
Christadelphians
51
Christian Fellowship
2899
Other Protestant, nec
52
Christian Science
2903
Christian Science
53
Liberal Catholic Church
2905
Liberal Catholic Church
54
New Apostolic Church
2999
Other Christian, nec
55
Ratana
2908
Ratana (Maori)
56
Society of Friends, Quakers
2912
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
57
Temple Society
2913
Temple Society
58
Unitarian
2914
Unitarian
59
Unity
2051
2911
2999
Brethren(13.5%)
Religious Science (60.8%)
Other Christian, nec (25.7%)
60
Worldwide Church of God
2499
2915
2999
Pentecostal, nec (5%)
Worldwide Church of God (93.8%)
Other Christian, nec (1.1%)
61
Other Christian, nei
2000
2499
2800
2802
2806
2899
2911
2914
2999
Christianity (57.7%)
Pentecostal, nec (2.5%)
Other Protestant (2.6%)
Born Again Christian (21.7%)
Ethnic Evangelical Churches (1.6%)
Other Protestant, nec (3.6%)
Religious Science (1.7%)
Unitarian (1.2%)
Other Christian, nec (4.9%)
70
Aboriginal Traditional Religions
6011
Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions
71
Baha'i World Faith
6031
Baha'i
72
Buddhism
1011
Buddhism (99.9%)
73
Caodaism
6991
Caodaism
74
Church of the New Faith Scientology
6992
Church of Scientology
75
Druze
6071
Druse
76
Hinduism
3011
Hinduism (99.5%)
77
Islam
4011
Islam
78
Judaism
5011
Judaism
79
Mahikari
6112
Sukyo Mahikari
80
Sikh
6151
Sikhism
81
Spiritualist
6171
Spiritualism (99.6%)
82
Theosophy
6996
Theosophy
83
Other Non-Christian
0002
0003
2999
3011
6052
6053
6111
6113
6132
6135
6139
6231
6995
6999
7010
Religious Belief, Inadequately Described (9.8%)
Inadequately Described (2.4%)
Other Christian, nec (1.1%)
Hinduism (1.4%)
Confucianism (3.7%)
Taoism (5.1%)
Shinto (12.1%)
Tenrikyo (1%)
Druidism (8.3%)
Wiccan/Witchcraft (18.5%)
Nature Religions, nec (4.9%)
Zoroastrianism (2.6%)
Satanism (4.9%)
Religious Groups, nec (14.9%)
No Religion (8.4%)
90
Inadequately Described
0002
0003
2000
2252
2414
6051
6171
6211
6993
6999
Religious Belief, Inadequately Described (23.5%)
Inadequately Described (42.4%)
Christianity (11.9%)
Reformed (10.1%)
Rhema Family Church (1.1%)
Ancestor Veneration (1.4%)
Spiritualism (1.8%)
Theism (3.3%)
Eckankar (1.1%)
Religious Groups, nec (1%)
92
So Described
7010
No Religion (99.9%)
93
Humanist/Materialist
7010
7013
7014
No Religion (1.2%)
Humanism (6.6%)
Rationalism (91.9%)
94
Not Stated
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