Australia has a census coming up, and you know us atheists: we don't take religion seriously, so we're likely to write down any old mocking riposte to questions about our beliefs. Try not to do it: it gets the godless under-reported. Just answer "no religion" if you're an atheist. If it helps, imagine that the humorless bureaucrats who will tally up the answers are completely incapable of recognizing snark.
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