Analysis of Religious Growth in Australia

1991-2006
Prepared by the Graeme Lyall from Census Data from the
Australian Bureau of Statistics -

Christianity decreased in every State except Queensland and Western Australia

Buddhism is the second largest religious group in every State of Australia

AUSTRALIA

Religion

1991

1996

2001

2006

% of Population

% Increase 1996-2006

Ranking
Christian 12,465,644 12,582,764 12,764,341 12,685,600 63.9% 0.8% #1
BUDDHISM        139,847       199,812     357,813     418,812 2.1%  109.6% #2 in Australia
Hinduism   67,279        95,473      148,119   0.7%  120.2% #4
Islam     147,507      200,885     281,578     340,392  1.7%  69.4% #3
Judaism       74,386        79,805        83,995       88,831   0.4   11.3 #5

NEW SOUTH WALES

Religion

1991

1996

2001

2006

% of Population

In/Decrease 2001- 2006

Christian   4,464,926 4,520,334 4,434,702 67.71%   -85,632
BUDDHISM 81,908  58,743  147,839 168,057 2.56 20,218
Hinduism   35,576   51,463 73,889 1.13 22,426
Islam  77,845  102,288  140,938  168,786 2.58 27,847
Judaism 29,614 32,652  34,597 36,716 0.56 2,119 
           
           QUEENSLAND

Religion

 

1996

2001 2006 % of Population Increase - 2001-2006  
Christian 2,397,902 2,499,301 2,589,470   63.32  90,169
BUDDHISM       18,010 37,525 47,509 1.22 9,984
 Hinduism                  6,489 8,920 14,058 0.36  5,138
Islam          9,325  14,893  20,322 0.52   5,429
Judaism               3,062 3,294 3,732 0.09   438 

VICTORIA

Religion

1996
2001
2006

% of Population

Increase 2001 - 2006

Christian 2,989,797 3,011,321 2,985,801 60.5   -25,520
BUDDHIST    62,898  111,664 132,634 2.7 20,970
Hinduism       16,726  24,356 42,310  0.9  17,954
Islam      67,123   92,804 109,370  2.2  16,566
Judaism         37,294  39,190 41,105  0.8   1,915 
 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Religion

1996
2001
2006
% of Population
Increase 2001-2006
Christian
  1,119,085
1,157,117
1,162,529
59.3
5,412
BUDDHIST        
18,509
29,963
34,351
1.8
4,388
Hinduism             
 3,640
4,971
8,154
0.4
3,183
Islam       
12,571 
19,460 
24,185
1.2
4,725
Judaism           
   4,671
5,057 
5,294
0.3
237
 
	
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Religion 1996 2001 2006 % of Population Increase 2001-2006
Christian
953,021
942,890
906,054
59.8
-36,836 
BUDDHIST 
11,405
19,371
23,205
1.5
3,834
Hinduism   
      2,091
2,533
5,116
0.3
2,583 
Islam   
      4,814
7,446
10,517
0.7
3,071 
Judaism   
     1,152
1,065
1,054
0.1
-11
 

TASMANIA
Religion 1996 2001 2006 % of Population In/Decrease -2001-2006
Christian
336,915
320,162
306,074
64.2
 -14,088
BUDDHIST          
1,010
2,015
2,607
0.5
592
Hinduism        
450  
489 
783
0.2
294
Islam         
811 
868 
1,050
0.2
182 
Judaism          
167 
163  
236
0.0
73 

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Religion 1996 2001 2006 % of Population Increase 2001-2006
Christian
200,472
198,519
195,164
60.2
-3,355
BUDDHIST    
3,884 
6,320 
7,137
2.2
817
Hinduism        
1,886
2,315
3,281
1.0
966 
Islam     
2,464   
3,492
4,372
1.3
880 
Judaism              
496
505
574
0.2
  69 
 
					NORTHERN TERRITORY

Religion

2001
2006
% of Population
In/Decrease 2001-2006
Christian
110,565
105,396
54.6
-5,169
BUDDHIST
2,617
2,844
1.5
227
Hinduism
417
529
0.3
112
Islam
933
1,090
0.6
157
Judaism      
120
0.1
n/a

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