Fijian people in New Zealand
- In 2001, 79 percent of Fijian people reported an affiliation with a Christian religion. The most common religious affiliations were Catholic (30 percent of those with an affiliation) and Methodist (25 percent) – followed by Pentecostal (10 percent), Anglican (7 percent) and Presbyterian (4 percent).
- Higher proportions of Fijian people in older age groups reported having a religious affiliation than their younger counterparts, as figure 3.1 shows. In 2001, 96 percent of Fijians aged between 45 and 64 reported a religious affiliation, whereas the equivalent proportion for those aged between 25 and 34 years was 81 percent.
- Overseas-born Fijians were more likely to report a religious affiliation than New Zealand-born Fijians (95 percent compared with 75 percent). The older age structure of the overseas-born population may be a contributing factor.
- In 2001, 15 percent of Fijian people stated they had no religious affiliation. Among the Pacific population, the equivalent figure was 12 percent. By comparison, almost a third of the New Zealand population stated they had no
religious affiliation in 2001.
