In Australia, Buddhism is a minority religion. According to the 2021 census, 0.2 percent of the total population or 30,474 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] 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.[3] Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the country after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism.
- ^ "2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016". www.abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ 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