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| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedanta Societies | 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 Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Victoria, was established in Melbourne in 1975 on the Vedantic Philosophy of Ramakrishna Math (Monastry) and Ramakrishna Mission, which was founded in Calcutta, India in 1897 by the famous Hindu Monk, Swami Vivekananda. The exact date of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Movement in Australia is unknown. The first European woman devotee came to Australia in the middle of 1897. In the late 1920's more members of the Vedanta movement arrived and since then the movement has continued in Australia. The Vedanta Movement now has seven centres in Australia... " |
| Victorian Spiritualists' Union | 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). | "Victorian Spiritualists' Union Inc.: Spiritualism is a way of life which combines philosophy, science and religion. It covers a very wide field, and requires a great deal of study and investigation. The Victorian Spiritualists' Union (VSU) was founded in 1870. There is no known date of origin or founder for the religious philosophy adopted by the VSU. The Spiritualist Church grew out of a world wide interest in spirit communication. Spiritualism has no fixed creed or dogma. It relies on continuing communication of Spiritual Teachings through sensitive people called 'mediums', who are able to link with Spirit Teachers who provide an evolving flow of philosophical thought. " |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia | - | - | 4 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Wesleyan Methodist Church | Australia | 3,699 | 0.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Wholistic World Vision | 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). | "Wholistic World Vision is a network for communication of spiritual awareness. The movement was founded in Eastborne, England by Simon Peter Fuller and the Wholistic World Vision group. In 1990 Spirit guidance is said to have triggered major Earth-energy rituals in England. These culminated in the making of an Aquarian Cross in Jerusalem and a ceremonial raising on Glastonbury Tor on April 21st 1991. The event was called an 'Aeon shift' and signifies the movement, approximately every 200 years, of the main planetary energy centre at the start of the new age. Since this time Simon Peter Fuller has travelled the world speaking of the Second Coming of the Christ Consciousness, while using the Aquarian Cross as a focal point for energy re-alignment work on many of the Earth's sacred sites of power. " |
| Wicca | Australia | 1,849 | 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 "Wicca/Witchcraft ", presumably because respondents used both terms.] |
| Worldwide Church of God | Australia | 2,492 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Zoroastrianism | Australia | 1,522 | 0.01% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* Parliament of Australia web site; page: "Census 96: Religion " (viewed 18 Dec. 1999) | Self-identification, from 1996 govt. census. |
| Carpatho-Rusyns | Australia & Canada | 20,800 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Rusyn People " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "The estimated number of Carpatho-Rusyns is 1.6 million worldwide... In Canada and in Australia there are about 1.3% of the total number of Rusyns. " |
| Assyrian | Australia & New Zealand | 33,000 | - | - | - | 1999 | *LINK* Unrepresented Nations & Peoples Organisation web site; web page: "Assyria " (Viewed 16 Aug. 1999). | "Outside of the Middle East, approximately... 64,000 [Assyrians live] in Armenia, Georgia and Russia, 33,000 in Australia and New Zealand and 150,000 in other countries. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia & New Zealand | - | - | - | - | 1997 | Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Deseret News: Salt Lake City, UT (1998), pg. 13. | "President Hinckley toured New Zealand and Australia May 8-17, 1997, speaking 15 times in seven cities to a total of more than 55,000 members. " |
| Judaism | Australia & New Zealand | 75,000 | - | - | - | 1981 | Unterman, Alan. "Judaism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 25. | Map: "Figure 1.4: Main centres of Jewish population, 1981 " |
| Quaker | Australia & New Zealand | 932 | - | - | - | 1940 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 722. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.] | "Their subdivisions were in 1940:... Australia and New Zealand, 932. " |
| Unitarian/Unitarian Universalist | Australia & New Zealand | 300 | - | 8 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* directory on offical church web site | CONGREGATIONS: 5 churches and 10 fellowships; MEMBERS: 300+ |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia & New Zealand | - | - | 5 units |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation " home page (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | "There are numerous Centers in India and Southern Asia; 5 Centers in North America; 4 Centers in Europe; 5 Centers in Australia/New Zealand; and 1 Center in Japan. Each Center maintains its own schedule of regular ten day Vipassana courses. " |
| Bahai Faith | Australia & Oceania | 22,827 | - | - | - | 1973 | MacEoin, Denis. "Baha'ism " in Hinnells, John R. (ed). A Handbook of Living Religions, Penguin Books: New York (1991) [reprint; 1st published in 1984], pg. 492. [Orig. source: Hampson, A. "The Growth and Spread of the Baha'i Faith "] | "Table 13.1: Statistics on Baha'ism "; "Estimated number of adherents (1973) "; Region is listed as "Australia & Pacific " |
| Catholic | Australia & Oceania | 1,883,000 | - | - | - | 1936 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976), pg. 669. [1st pub. in 1945 by Philosophical Library. 1976 reprint is unrevised.] | "Statistics:... Australia and Oceania 1,883,000... [H. A. Krose in 'Lexikon fur Theologie and Kirche', VIII, 791 (1936)] " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: Australian Capital Territory | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,519,806 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,567,328 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Anglican | Australia: New South Wales | 1,521,675 | 25.29% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Australian Aborigines | Australia: New South Wales | 14,000 | - | - | - | 1966 | Gunther, John & William H. Forbis. John Gunther's Inside Australia; New York: Harper & Row (1972), pg. 66. | "By the [1966] census, there are 21,000 Aborigines in the Northern Territory, 19,000 in Queensland, 18,500 in Western Australia, and 14,000 in New South Wales. " |
| Baptist | Australia: New South Wales | 67,187 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Baptist | Australia: New South Wales | 90,947 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Baptist | Australia: New South Wales | 96,445 | 1.60% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Buddhism | Australia: New South Wales | 35,114 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Buddhism | Australia: New South Wales | 58,743 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Buddhism | Australia: New South Wales | 81,908 | 1.40% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Catholic | Australia: New South Wales | 1,529,176 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Catholic | Australia: New South Wales | 1,692,646 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Catholic | Australia: New South Wales | 1,756,372 | 29.19% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Christianity - other | Australia: New South Wales | 236,330 | 3.93% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Churches of Christ | Australia: New South Wales | 15,147 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 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: New South Wales | 14,518 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 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: New South Wales | 13,521 | 0.22% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941]; Listed as "Church of Christ " in table. |
| Hinduism | Australia: New South Wales | 35,576 | 0.60% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Islam | Australia: New South Wales | 57,551 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Islam | Australia: New South Wales | 77,845 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Islam | Australia: New South Wales | 102,288 | 1.70% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Judaism | Australia: New South Wales | 29,614 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Judaism | Australia: New South Wales | 32,652 | 0.50% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Lutheran | Australia: New South Wales | 31,890 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Lutheran | Australia: New South Wales | 39,206 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Lutheran | Australia: New South Wales | 37,640 | 0.63% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Australia: New South Wales | 165,659 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Australia: New South Wales | 180,649 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Orthodox (Eastern Christian) | Australia: New South Wales | 189,096 | 3.14% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Presbyterian | Australia: New South Wales | 227,663 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Presbyterian | Australia: New South Wales | 270,666 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Presbyterian | Australia: New South Wales | 251,339 | 4.18% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: New South Wales | - | - | 12 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Uniting Church in Australia | Australia: New South Wales | 327,360 | - | - | - | 1986 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1986 adherents " |
| Uniting Church in Australia | Australia: New South Wales | 371,974 | - | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents " |
| Uniting Church in Australia | Australia: New South Wales | 362,508 | 6.02% | - | - | 1996 | *LINK* web site: "Growth of Religions in Australia and New South Wales 1986-1996 " | Table "Australia " [growth of religion in New South Wales, 1986-1996]; "Prepared by the Buddhist Council of New South Wales from census data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics "; "1991 adherents "; [based on 1996 Islam total adherents of 102,288 = 1.7%, total pop. of New South Wales would be 6,016,941] |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: New South Wales | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| International Buddhist Association | Australia: New South Wales: Sydney | 1,000 | - | - | - | 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). | "International Buddhist Association of Australia (IBAA):... arrived in Australia in 1989. There are nine centres in Australia and more than 100 worldwide. There are some millions of members throughout the world and one thousand are found in Sydney. " |
| Australian Aborigines | Australia: Northern Territory | 21,000 | - | - | - | 1966 | Gunther, John & William H. Forbis. John Gunther's Inside Australia; New York: Harper & Row (1972), pg. 66. | "By the [1966] census, there are 21,000 Aborigines in the Northern Territory, 19,000 in Queensland, 18,500 in Western Australia, and 14,000 in New South Wales. " |
| Church of Spiritual Unity | Australia: Northern Territory | - | - | 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). | "Church of Spiritual Unity Inc. (The): The Spiritualist Church... The movement arrived in Australia in 1860 and now has centres in all the states and two centres in the Northern Territory. " |
| Australian Aborigines | Australia: Queensland | 19,000 | - | - | - | 1966 | Gunther, John & William H. Forbis. John Gunther's Inside Australia; New York: Harper & Row (1972), pg. 66. | "By the [1966] census, there are 21,000 Aborigines in the Northern Territory, 19,000 in Queensland, 18,500 in Western Australia, and 14,000 in New South Wales. " |
| New Kadampa Tradition | Australia: Queensland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. Perth, Western Australia; Queensland |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: Queensland | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Queensland | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: South Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. "WAYVILLE (ADELAIDE) " |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: Tasmania | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Tasmanian Aborigines | Australia: Tasmania | 4,000 | - | - | - | 1787 | Luling, Virginia. Aborigines. Morristown, N.J.: Macdonald Educational Ltd. (1979), pg. 37. | "Many Aboriginal groups died out altogether from bullets, disease and ill-treatment. The best known of those who died were the Tasmanians. When the white people arrived, there were probably about 4,000. By 1847 there were only 47 left. " |
| Tasmanian Aborigines | Australia: Tasmania | 47 | - | - | - | 1847 | Luling, Virginia. Aborigines. Morristown, N.J.: Macdonald Educational Ltd. (1979), pg. 37. | "Many Aboriginal groups died out altogether from bullets, disease and ill-treatment. The best known of those who died were the Tasmanians. When the white people arrived, there were probably about 4,000. By 1847 there were only 47 left. " |
| Tasmanian Aborigines | Australia: Tasmania | 1 | - | - | - | 1876 | Luling, Virginia. Aborigines. Morristown, N.J.: Macdonald Educational Ltd. (1979), pg. 37. | "The surviving Tasmanians were rounded up from their territory and put in a special settlement. They were homesick there, and more died. The last man died in 1865. The last full-blooded Tasmanian of all was Truganini, shown here in her old age. She died in 1876, begging that her body would not be given to scientists for examination, as others had been. 'Don't let them cut me up, bury me behind the mountains.' " |
| Tasmanian Aborigines | Australia: Tasmania | 0 | - | - | - | 1877 | Luling, Virginia. Aborigines. Morristown, N.J.: Macdonald Educational Ltd. (1979), pg. 37. | "The last full-blooded Tasmanian of all was Truganini, shown here in her old age. She died in 1876... " |
| Theosophical Society | Australia: Tasmania | - | - | 2 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Theosophical Society in Australia " | official organization directory |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Tasmania | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia | Australia: Victoria | - | - | 3 units |
- | 1998 | *LINK* official organization web site (1998) | Counted listings in directory of parishes. |
| Vipassana Meditation Centers | Australia: Victoria | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* web site: "Vipassana Meditation "; web page: "Vipassana Meditation Centers in Australia/New Zealand " (viewed 13 Feb. 1999) | Centers listed in directory: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand |
| Australian Aborigines | Australia: Western Australia | 18,500 | - | - | - | 1966 | Gunther, John & William H. Forbis. John Gunther's Inside Australia; New York: Harper & Row (1972), pg. 66. | "By the [1966] census, there are 21,000 Aborigines in the Northern Territory, 19,000 in Queensland, 18,500 in Western Australia, and 14,000 in New South Wales. " |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Australia: Western Australia | 6,900 | - | - | - | 1999 | "Temple Update " in Ensign, Sept. 1999, pg. 77. | "The Perth Australia Temple, Australia's fifth temple, will serve about 6,900 members living in four stakes in Western Australia. " |
| New Kadampa Tradition | Australia: Western Australia | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1999 | *LINK* official organization web site; web page: "Directory of NKT Centers for Asia, Australasia and America " (viewed 23 Jan. 1999). | counted listings on directory. Perth, Western Australia; Queensland |
Australia: Western Australia, continued 