Buddhism in Australia

Buddhists in Australia
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Total population
	610,000 (2021) ; 2.4% of the Australian population
Regions with significant populations
	Sydney; Canberra; Melbourne; Brisbane; Perth; Victoria; New South Wales; Christmas Island; Queensland;
Languages
	Chinese, English, Pali, Korean, Thai, Tibetan

In Australia, Buddhism is a minority religion. According to the 2021 census, 2.4 percent of the total population or 610,000 of Australia identified as Buddhist.^{[citation needed]} It was also the fastest-growing religion by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses.^[1] The highest percentage of Buddhists in Australia is present in Christmas Island, where Buddhists constitute 18.1% of the total population according to the 2016 Census.^[2] Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the country after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.

^ Australia. Bureau of Statistics. Year Book Australia, 2003. 21 January 2003. 19 May 2006.^{[1] Archived 27 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine}
^ 2016 Census Data Fact Sheet Archived 11 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Australia. Bureau of Statistics. Year Book Australia, 2003. 21 January 2003. 19 May 2006.^{[1] Archived 27 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine}

[regional.gov.au-2] 2016 Census Data Fact Sheet Archived 11 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine

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