Hinduism in Australia

People who are affiliated with Hinduism as a percentage of the total population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census
Australian Hindus
Total population
275,534 (2011)
1.28% of the Australian Population
Regions with significant populations
Sydney · Canberra · Melbourne · Adelaide · Perth · Brisbane
Languages
English, Indian Languages (Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil), Mauritian Creole

Part of a series on
Hinduism by country

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1986 21,500    
1991 43,580+102.7%
1996 67,270+54.4%
2001 95,473+41.9%
2006 148,123+55.1%
2011 275,534+86.0%

Hinduism in Australia is a minority religion consisting of more than 275,000 individuals, representing 1.3% of the total Australian population according to the 2011 census[1] (up from 148,119 in the 2006 census).[2] Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in Australia mostly through immigration.[3] Hinduism is also one of the most youthful religions in Australia, with 34% and 66% of Hindus being under the age of 14 and 34 respectively.[4]

In the 19th century, the British first brought Hindus from India to Australia to work on cotton and sugar plantations. Many remained as small businessmen, working as camel drivers, merchants and hawkers, selling goods between small rural communities. These days Hindus are well educated professionals in fields such as medicine, engineering, commerce and information technology, constituting a model minority. The Hindus in Australia are mostly of Indian, Sri Lankan, Fijian, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepali, and Bangladesh origin, with some originating from other parts of the Indian subcontinent including Sindh.

The majority of Australian Hindus live along the Eastern Coast of Australia and are mainly located in the cities of Melbourne and Sydney. As a community Hindus live relatively peacefully and in harmony with the local populations. They have established a number of temples and other religious meeting places and celebrate most Hindu festivals.

Year Percent Increase
1986 0.14% -
1991 0.25% +0.11%
1996 0.38% +0.13%
2001 0.51% +0.13%
2006 0.75% +0.24%
2011 1.28% +0.53%

Timeline

The following dates briefly outline the arrival of Hinduism.

Hindus by State/Territory

Data from the 2011 Census showed that all states(and A.C.T and the Northern Territory) apart from New South Wales had their Hindu population double from the 2006 census. New South Wales has had the largest number of Hindus since at least 2001.

State/Territory Population 2011 Census Percentage 2011 Census Population 2006 Census Percentage 2006 Census 2006–2011 Growth Reference
New South Wales 119,843 1.7% 73,717 1.1% +46,126 [17]
Victoria 83,102 1.6% 42,248 0.9% +40,854 [18]
Queensland 28,609 0.7% 14,040 0.4% +14,569 [19]
Western Australia 21,048 0.9% 8,110 0.4% +12,938 [20]
South Australia 13,616 0.9% 5,114 0.3% +8,502 [21]
Australian Capital Territory 6,053 1.7% 3,289 1.0% +2,764 [22]
Northern Territory 1,642 0.8% 536 0.3% +1,106 [23]
Tasmania 1,608 0.3% 784 0.2% +824 [24]
Hinduism in Metropolitan Sydney by LGA as of the 2011 Census data.
Hinduism in Adelaide LGA's by percentage of population as of the 2011 Australian Census.

Hindu temples in Australia

Demographics

People who are affiliated with Hinduism as a percentage of the total population in Sydney divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census

According to the 2006 Census, 44.16% of all Australians who were born in India were Hindu, so were 47.20% of those born in Fiji, 1.84% born in Indonesia, 3.42% from Malaysia, and 18.61% from Sri Lanka.[25]


Languages

Less than 17% of the Australian Hindus use English as their home language. The number of Australian Hindus speaking various languages as their home language are:[26]

Other major languages spoken by Australian Hindus include:

See also

References

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