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Religion in Australia is diverse. In the 2021 national census, ... The National Council of Churches in Australia has been the main Christian ecumenical body.
Christianity is the largest religion in Australia, with a total of 43.9% of the nation-wide population identifying with a Christian denomination in the 2021 census.The first presence of Christianity in Australia began with British colonisation in what came to be known as New South Wales in 1788.
Islam is the second-largest religion in Australia. According to the 2021 Census in Australia, the combined number of people who self-identified as Australian Muslims, from all forms of Islam, constituted 813,392 people, or 3.2% of the total Australian population.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... Pages in category "Religion in Australia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out ...
Australia-wide these include: Centacare, CatholicCare Caritas Australia, Jesuit Refugee Service, St Vincent de Paul Society, Youth Off The Streets. Two religious institutes founded in Australia which engaged in welfare and charity work are the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. [27]
Aboriginal Australian religious practices associated with the Dreamtime have been practised for tens of thousands of years. Australia has no official state religion and the Australian Constitution prohibits the Commonwealth government from establishing a church or interfering with the freedom of religion. [147]
Pages in category "Christian denominations in Australia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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