Sikhism in Australia

Sikhism in Australia Australia
Total population
210,400[1]
0.83% of the total Australian population (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Victoria91,745 (1.41%)
New South Wales47,165 (0.58%)
Queensland27,713 (0.54%)
Western Australia18,583 (0.70%)
South Australia17,259 (0.97%)
Languages
Australian EnglishPunjabi
HindiUrdu
Related ethnic groups

Australian Sikhs number over 210,000 people and account for 0.8% of Australia's population as of 2021, forming the country's fastest-growing and fifth-largest religious group.[2] The largest Sikh populations in Australia are found in Victoria, followed by New South Wales and Queensland.

  1. ^ "Australian Bureau of Statistics : 2021 Census of Population and Housing : General Community Profile" (XLSX). Abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Media Release - Census reveals Australia's religious diversity on World Religion Day". 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.