ɔːlðˈoʊ sˌʌm pˈiːpəl tʃˈoʊz nˌɑːt tʊ ˈænsɚ ðə sˈɛnsəsᵻz kwˈɛstʃən ɐbˌaʊt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ɐfˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən, fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt hæd nˈoʊ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː.zˈiəɹoʊ pɚsˈɛnt wɜː kɹˈɪstʃən, zˈiəɹoʊ.sˈɪks pɚsˈɛnt hæd mˈaʊɹi ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs bᵻlˈiːfs, sˈɛvən.sˈɛvən pɚsˈɛnt wɜː hˈɪnduː, zˈiəɹoʊ.nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt wɜː mˈʊzlɪm, wˈʌn.ˈeɪt pɚsˈɛnt wɜː bˈuːdɪst ænd θɹˈiː.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt hæd ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒənz.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.3% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.7% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.8% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.