Edgy Gen X Man Vows To Still Write 'Jedi' As His Religion On The Census Form

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Local 48 year old Mark Chifley has vowed to continue his comical tradition of writing down Jedi as his religion on the census form.

"Did you know it's actually considered a real religion now?" said Mark as his sipped on his Richard Dawkins themed mug.

"I mean, is it really any different to any other religion?" he said trying to hold back a smirk.

The "Jedi" religion trend, which began as a worldwide atheist protest intended to poke fun at the seriousness of organised religion, has lost much of its momentum over the past two decades. 

Today, it's largely kept alive by Gen X men who still consider the joke both hilarious and a small act of rebellion.

"in 2001 we had about 75,000 Jedi's in Australia, last census in 2016 we dropped to 48,000."

"I'm proud to be a part of the last remaining Gen X men that still have time for this shit."

Mark's wife revealed he hasn't actually watched a Star Wars film in over fifteen years, but remains fiercely committed to explaining the joke to anyone who'll listen every time census season rolls around.

"He thinks it's sticking it to the system or something," said a tired Sarah Chifley.

Mark insists he'll continue the tradition for as long as the government keeps asking the question.

"One day there'll only be a few hundred of us left," he said proudly.

"And when that day comes, the Force will still be with us."