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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity - no denomination supplied | Australia | 181,897 | 1.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Christian not further defined "] |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 677,514 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 339,600 | 2.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | "Other Christians " here means all not explicitly in same table: Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Churches of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian-Reformed, Salvation Army, Uniting Church |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 338,142 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 420,600 | 2.40% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | "Other Christians " here means all not explicitly in same table: Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Churches of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Presbyterian-Reformed, Salvation Army, Uniting Church |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 418,559 | 2.34% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1996 adherents " [based on 12,582,764 adherents of Christianity equalling 70.3% of total pop., total population = 17,898,669] |
| Christianity - other | Australia | 4,522,980 | 24.30% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook 1998 (viewed June 24, 1999) | "Population: 18,613,087 (July 1998 est.)... Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3% " |
| Church of All Worlds | Australia | 90 | - | 4 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "The Church of All Worlds is Australia's first national Goddess, Nature and Earth Worshipping Church. The Church in Australia was first formed in 1992 by Fiona and Anthorr Nomchong. It became the first legally recognised Goddess and Earth Worshipping religion Australiawide, in November of 1993. The Church of All Worlds now has four centres in Australia with about ninety members... " |
| Church of Antioch | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... Church of Antioch... The Australian Church of Antioch was formed in 1985 when prayer services commenced on a regular basis. Archbishop Spruit accompanied by Archbishop Meri from the American Church of Antioch visited Australia in 1987 and consecrated Frank Bugge to the level of Archbishop. Because of the close work and study of Chearle Bugge, Archbishops Spruit and Meri decided to elevate her to Associate Archbishop. Two bishops pf the Celtic druidic Christian church also co-consecrated the Bugge's at this event. This ensured strong lines of female succession. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1844 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1844: First branch organized " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 300 | - | - | - | 1900 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1990: 300 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 2,000 | - | - | - | 1940 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1940: 2,000 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 7,000 | - | - | - | 1960 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1960: 7,000 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 3,000 | - | - | - | 1960 | *LINK* web page (1998): Radio National Transcripts: The Religion Report: "Religious Life in Australia " (Wednesday, 23 July, 1997.) [Discussion of results of 1997 Australian nationwide census, bases on self-identification.] | "Bruce Hafen: The Mormons have grown very fast in Australia. There were about 3,000 Mormons here in about 1960 and currently it's nearly 100,000. I'm told from other sources, that this is if not the fastest, one of the fastest growing churches in Australia. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 25,000 | - | - | - | 1970 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1970: 25,000 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 40,000 | - | - | - | 1980 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1980: 40,000 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 36,699 | - | - | - | 1980 | Stark, Rodney. "The Rise of a New World Faith " in Latter-day Saint Social Life: Social Research on the LDS Church and its Members, edited by James T. Duke. Religious Studies Center, BYU: Provo, UT (1998), pg. 17. | "Table: 1.3: Two Years of Mormon Growth, 1978-80 "; Two columns: "Percentage rate of membership growth 1978-80 " and "Number of members in 1980 "; Growth 1978-80: 17% |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 76,000 | - | - | - | 1990 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australian Church History "; "1980: 76,000 members " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 38,372 | - | - | - | 1991 | "Towards 2000: Mormonism in Australia " in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Spring 1996), pg. 194. | "While the official membership figure was 78,000 in 1991, the Australian census that year showed only 38,372 Latter-day Saints... " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 90,000 | - | - | - | 1994 | "Australia's Pioneer Saints " in Ensign (Feb. 1997), pg. 45. | "...90,000 Latter-day Saints who are found on this island continent today. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 87,000 | 0.40% | 247 units |
- | 1995 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 188-408. | "Year-end 1995: Est. population [of country]; Members, [number shown in '# of adherents' column to left] " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 43,563 | 0.25% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [This figure combines "Church of Jesus Christ of LDS (Mormons) " (42,159 people) and "Church of Jesus Christ not further defined " (1,404 people).] |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 42,159 | 0.32% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "News From Bree "; web page: "Millions of Members? " (viewed 9 Jan. 1999); "Last Update on 29th November 1998 " | "The 1996 Australian Census included an optional question on religious affiliation. 13.2 million Australians (74%) answered the question... There were 8,947 Baha'i, 42,159 Mormons & 83,414 Jehovah's Witnesses. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 60,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | Williams, Jean Kinney. The Mormons. Danbury, Connecticut: Franklin Watts (1996), pg. 98. | "...Australia, where church membership has grown to more than 60,000. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 96,000 | 0.50% | 282 units |
- | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 267-410. | Information from a variety of sources. Figures for year-end 1997. |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 100,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* web page (1998): Radio National Transcripts: The Religion Report: "Religious Life in Australia " (Wednesday, 23 July, 1997.) [Discussion of results of 1997 Australian nationwide census, bases on self-identification.] | "Bruce Hafen: The Mormons have grown very fast in Australia. There were about 3,000 Mormons here in about 1960 and currently it's nearly 100,000. I'm told from other sources, that this is if not the fastest, one of the fastest growing churches in Australia. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia | 100,000 | - | 326 units |
- | 1998 | Bigelow, Christopher K. "Australia: Coming Out of Obscurity Down Under " in Ensign (Dec. 1998), pg. 40. | Table: "Australia Today "; "1998: Population 18.3 million... Church membership 100,000 (about 0.5 percent of population)... Missions 7; Stakes 29; Districts 13; Wards 305; Branches 21; Meetinghouses 180... " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1996 | Deseret News 1997-98 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1996), pg. 435-436. | Table: "Temples of the Church "; "Sydney Australia Temple " in Carlingford |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "LDSWorld "; web page: "Gems Temple Status Page " (viewed 17 July 1999); compiled by Dave Kenison. Updated regularly. | Original sources: Deseret News Church Almanac, & announcements thru Church News & other media.; Table: "LOCATIONS & DEDICATIONS OF TEMPLES " (incl. dedication dates) |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - temples | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Kim Siever's Temple Site "; web page: "Australia & Oceania " (viewed 18 April 1999). | Table with columns: Name [of temple], Year: Operating temples: "Hamilton New Zealand 1958; Apia Western Samoa 1983; Nuku'alofa Tonga 1983; Papeete Tahiti 1983; Sydney Australia 1984 " |
| Church of Spiritual Unity | Australia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... Church of Spiritual Unity Inc. (The): The Spiritualist Church with it's teaching based in International Spiritualism, considers itself to be 'a religion, science and a philosophy'. The movement originated as Modern Spiritualism in New York and London in 1848. Its origins lie in 'God's Universal Law' and spiritualism itself is considered to be as old as Creation. The movement arrived in Australia in 1860 and now has centres in all the states and two centres in the Northern Territory. The exact number of members is unknown. " |
| Church of the Nazarene | Australia | 1,615 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Church of the Nazarene | Australia | 1,020 | 0.01% | 29 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site: Nazarene World Mission Society | Church Statistics: Churches; 5 Jan. 1998; total population: 17,690,000 |
| Church of the White Eagle Lodge | Australia | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1 Jan. 1999): directory | White Eagle centers in directory: The White Eagle Lodge, Willomee. PO Box 225. Maleny, Queensland, Australia; The White Eagle Lodge, Melbourne, Australia |
| Church Universal and Triumphant | Australia | - | - | 7 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "The Summit Lighthouse Melbourne, a study group of the Church Universal and Triumphant was established in Australia in approximately 1978. The movement now has seven main centres and several smaller centres around Australia. " |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 88,500 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents "; Listed as "Church of Christ " in table. |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 78,300 | 0.50% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 78,039 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; Listed as "Church of Christ " in table. |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 75,000 | 0.40% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 74,300 | 0.42% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Categories combined for this figure: "Church of Christ (Non-denominational) " (579 people); "Churches of Christ (Conference) " (71,317 people)] |
| Churches of Christ | Australia | 75,023 | 0.42% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in Australia, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1996 adherents " [based on 12,582,764 adherents of Christianity equalling 70.3% of total pop., total population = 17,898,669]; Listed as "Church of Christ " in table. |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Australia | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1991 | "Towards 2000: Mormonism in Australia " in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Spring 1996), pg. 194. | "...4,000 RLDS members [in Australia]... " |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Australia | 3,755 | - | - | - | 1993 | "A Question of Perspective " (book review of Marjorie Newton's "Hero or Traitor: A Biographical Study of Charles Wesley Wandell ") in Dialogue (Winter 1993; Vol 26, No. 4), pg. 217-218. | "'Minor character' though Wandell may have been, the 3,933 RLDS in Tahiti today and the 3,755 in Australia attest to his ongoing influence. " |
| Community of Christ (RLDS) | Australia | 1,550 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Confucianism | Australia | 578 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Congregationalist | Australia | 6,186 | 0.03% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Congregational "] |
| Coptic Orthodox | Australia | 14,693 | 0.08% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Coptic Orthodox Church "] |
| Druidism | Australia | 554 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Druze | Australia | 2,040 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Eastern Orthodox | Australia | 474,900 | 2.80% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | |
| Eastern Orthodox | Australia | 497,000 | 2.80% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | |
| Eastern Orthodox | Australia | - | 3.50% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Eckankar | Australia | 829 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Eckankar | Australia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God is chartered in Australia as a religious organisation. " |
| Evangelical - independent | Australia | 1,624 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Independent Evangelical Churches "] |
| Evangelical Churches - Ethnic | Australia | 2,606 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listd in table as "Ethnic Evangelical Churches "] |
| FACE Centers | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* Moksha Foundation official web site; web page: "International FACE Centers " [Friends of Andrew Cohen Everywhere] (viewed 22 July 1999). | Directory of FACE Centers: Lennox, MA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; London, UK; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Cologne, Germany; Stockholm, Sweden; Sydney, Australia; Rishikesh, India. |
| Faith | Australia | 52 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Faith Churches "] |
| Family, The | Australia | - | - | 6 units |
- | 1972 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "By 1972, the COG had expanded into Latin America and Europe, and began to pioneer in Japan and the Far East. The first pioneer team arrived in Australia in September of 1972. After establishing a Colony in Sydney, the local membership grew and new Colonies were founded in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, and Perth within the first year. 'Road teams', mobile teams of disciples, hitchhiked or travelled extensively throughout most regions of the country including Tasmania, and towns such as Darwin, Cairns and Alice Springs, preaching the Gospel. Later, many Australian members became missionaries to Southeast and Far East Asia, and the Indian Subcontinent, as well as other countries around the world. " |
| Family, The | Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1972 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "By 1972, the COG had expanded into Latin America and Europe, and began to pioneer in Japan and the Far East. The first pioneer team arrived in Australia in September of 1972. " |
| Father Divine Movement | Australia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "The Peace Mission Movement... formed around... Father Divine. In previous years there have been churches and congregational meetings held within Australia, but at present there are no active congregations of the Peace Mission Movement. " |
| Foundation of Rosa Mystica | Australia | - | - | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... The Foundation of Rosa Mystica does not consider itself to be a religious organisation, rather 'a group of people who gather to support and encourage each other to live to their fullest spiritual/creative potential'. The group was founded in response to a self-development initiation that many of the members participated in during April and November of 1994. Ariel Spilsbury of Park City, Utah, USA conducted the initial workshops in Australia in 1990 and in so doing became something like a of founder to the Foundation. Ariel has a centre in Maui, Hawaii and is still in regular contact with the members of the Australian Foundation. " |
| Free Reformed Churches | Australia | 2,832 | 0.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Free Reformed "] |
| Full Gospel | Australia | 2,108 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Full Gospel Church "] |
| General Church of the New Jerusalem | Australia | 40 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "General Church of the New Jerusalem (also known as New Church Hurstville Society) (The):... This church was founded in Philadelphia, USA in 1896 and arrived in Australia in 1905. In Australia, the church has one centre although it has many links with the Association of the New Church. This centre involves about 40 members. " |
| Gnostic Apostolic Church | Australia | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "Gnostic Apostolic Church: This religious association originated in Sydney in 1995. There are two centres in Australia and 5 worldwide. " |
| Gnostic Christians | Australia | 559 | 0.00% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. [Listed in table as "Gnostic Christians "] |
| Gnostic Institute of Anthropology | Australia | 250 | - | 10 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "The Gnostic Institute of Anthropology... arrived in Australia in 1985, has 10 centres and an estimated number of 250 people. " |
| Grail Movement | Australia | 35 | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "So far, 65 religious groups and associations have completed a questionnaire and are listed below... The Grail Movement... The Movement arrived in Australia in 1971 and now has 2 centres here with approximately thirty-five adherents. " |
| Greek Orthodox | Australia | - | 3.00% | - | - | 1992 | Wolff, Michael. Where We Stand: Can America Make it in the Global Race for Wealth, Health, and Happiness? Bantam Books: New York (1992). Pg. 204-205. | Chart |
| Greek Orthodox | Australia | 361,057 | 2.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. "In the 1996 Census, respondents were asked to mark one of the seven specified religions (Catholic, Anglican, Uniting Church, Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, Baptist, or Lutheran) or to specify a particular religion. Persons with no religion were asked to mark the no religion box. " |
| Happy, Healthy, Holy Organization (3HO) | Australia | 8 | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* Ireland, Rowan. Web site: La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; web page: "New Religious Associations in Australia ", written January 1998. (Viewed 4 July 1999). | "...Healthy, Happy, Holy Organisation (3HO)... The movement came to Australia in 1975 and now has two centres here with eight members. " |
| Hinduism | Australia | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1947 | *LINK* Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS). "Australia: Statistics Show Australians Religious Affiliation " in ACNS #1315, 3 Sept. 1997 [97.8.5.2] (viewed online 24 June 1999). | "Since 1947 there has been great change in the religious composition of Australian society due to immigration and to conversion. Then, Anglicans were the biggest group - with 39% - and Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and Pentecostals were undetectable. " [national census data] |
| Hinduism | Australia | 43,600 | 0.30% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) | |
| Hinduism | Australia | 67,900 | 0.40% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Government statistics web site (viewed circa Nov. 1998) |
