Oceania

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in Oceania}}
[[File:Holy Innocent's Anglican Church, Amberley.jpg|thumb|left|Holy's Innocent Anglican Church in [[Amberley, New Zealand]]]]
[[File:Saione.jpg|Saione, the church of the King, a [[Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga|Free Wesleyan Church]] in [[Kolomotu{{fakau'a}}a]], [[Tonga]]. Especially British and American missionaries brought various Protestant denominations to Oceania.|thumb]]
[[File:Nadi_Sri_Siva_Subramaniya_Temple.jpg|thumb|[[Sri Siva Subramaniya temple]] in [[Fiji]]]]
The predominant religion in Oceania is [[Christianity]] (73%).<ref name="Christianity in Oceania" /><ref name="US Dept of State Background Notes" /> A 2011 survey found that 92% in [[Melanesia]],<ref name="Christianity in Oceania" /> 93% in [[Micronesia]]<ref name="Christianity in Oceania" /> and 96% in [[Polynesia]] described themselves as [[Christians]].<ref name="Christianity in Oceania" /> Traditional religions are often [[Animism|animist]], and prevalent among traditional tribes is the belief in spirits (''masalai'' in [[Tok Pisin]]) representing natural forces.<ref name="Anthropology-Cowan-Messengers of the Gods" /> In the 2018 census, 37% of New Zealanders affiliated themselves with Christianity and 48% declared no religion.<ref name="quickstats" /> In the 2016 Census, 52% of the Australian population declared some variety of Christianity and 30% stated "no religion".<ref name="reflect" />

In recent Australian and New Zealand censuses, large proportions of the population say they belong to "[[Irreligion|no religion]]" (which includes [[atheism]], [[agnosticism]], [[deism]], and [[secular humanism]]). In [[Tonga]], everyday life is heavily influenced by [[Polynesian culture|Polynesian]] traditions and especially by the Christian faith. The [[Ahmadiyya]] mosque in Marshall Islands is the only mosque in Micronesia.<ref name="mosque2011" /> Another one in [[Tuvalu]] belongs to the same sect. The [[Baháʼí House of Worship]] in Tiapapata, [[Samoa]], is one of seven designations administered in the [[Baháʼí Faith]].

[[Hinduism]] is a minority faith in Oceania. [[Hinduism in Fiji|Fiji]] has the highest percentage of Hindus in Oceania at 29.7% <ref>{{Cite web|title=International Religious Freedom Report|url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FIJI-2019-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf}}</ref> In absolute numbers, [[Hinduism in Australia|Australia]] has the largest population of Hindus in Oceania constituting 2.7% of the country's population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=2021 Census shows changes in Australia’s religious diversity {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/2021-census-shows-changes-australias-religious-diversity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en}}</ref> In [[Hinduism in New Zealand|New Zealand]], Hindus form 2.65% of the population of.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/2018-Census-totals-by-topic/Download-data/2018-census-totals-by-topic-national-highlights.xlsx|title=Table 26, 2018 Census Data – Tables}}</ref> [[Hinduism in Samoa|Samoa]] also has a significant Hindu population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=God is inside, says Hindu |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21867 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Samoa Observer |language=en}}</ref>

Other religions in the region include [[Islam]] and [[Buddhism]], which are prominent [[minority religion]]s in Australia and New Zealand. [[Judaism]], [[Sikhism]] and [[Jainism]] are also present. Sir [[Isaac Isaacs]] was the first Australian-born [[Governor General of Australia]] and was the first Jewish vice-regal representative in the [[British Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/first-australian-born-governor-general|title=First Australian-born governor-general |publisher=National Museum of Australia|date=11 March 2022|access-date=30 July 2022|archive-date=1 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301202007/https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/first-australian-born-governor-general|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Prince Philip Movement]] is followed around [[Yaohnanen]] village on the southern island of [[Tanna (island)|Tanna]] in [[Vanuatu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/10/prince-philip-south-sea-island-god-duke-of-edinburgh |title=Prince Philip: the unlikely but willing Pacific deity {{pipe}} Prince Philip |work=The Guardian |date= 10 April 2021|access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411102321/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/10/prince-philip-south-sea-island-god-duke-of-edinburgh |url-status=live |last1=Davies |first1=Caroline }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56713953 |title=Prince Philip: The Vanuatu tribes mourning the death of their "god" - BBC News |work=BBC News |date= 12 April 2021|access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530075046/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56713953 |url-status=live }}</ref>