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In Australia, Buddhism is a minority religion.According to the 2020 census, 2.9 percent of the total population or 720,000 of Australia identified as Buddhist. [1] It was also the fastest-growing religion by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. [2]
This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [1] [2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories. Buddhism is the State religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri ...
Today, over 604,000 people in Australia identify as Muslim, with diverse communities concentrated mainly in Sydney and Melbourne. More than half are non-practising [64] [better source needed] cultural Muslims. Since the 1970s Islamic schools have been established as well as more than 100 mosques and prayer centres. [33]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in Australia for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. New South Wales [ edit ]
Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day. Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some 2,600 years ...
In Australia, Buddhism is a small but growing religion.According to the 2016 census, 2.4 percent of the total population of Australia, identified as Buddhist. [1] It was also the fastest-growing religion by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. [2]
Today, Buddhism is practiced by increasing numbers of people in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. Buddhism has become the fastest growing religion in Australia [101] [102] and some other Western nations. [103] [104]