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of all religions in Australia, having had an increase of 79 percent in the number of adherents from the 1996 to the 2001 census. Since the 1986 census, the number of adherents has increased from 80,387 to around 370,345 in 2001. However, it started to decline from 2.5 percent in 2011 to 2.4 percent
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2011 census data showed the Buddhist affiliated population had grown from 418,749 to 528,977 people, an increase of 20.8%. As Australia's population was estimated at 21.5 million at the time, according to the same census, the Buddhist population may be estimated at 2.46% of the population.
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ordination as Theravada nuns, the first time such ordination had occurred in Australia. It was performed in Perth, Australia, on 22 October 2009 at Bodhinyana Monastery. Abbess Vayama together with Venerables
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came to Australia and participated in a lecture series, which led to a greater awareness of Buddhism in small circles of mainly upper-class society. One of the members of the Theosophical Society was future
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by percentage, having increased its number of adherents by 79 percent between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. The highest percentage of Buddhists in Australia is present in
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People who are affiliated with Buddhism as a percentage of the total population in Australia divided geographically by statistical local area, as of the 2011 census
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relics appearing in northern Australia dating to the 15th century, although it may have been brought much later through trade rather than earlier exploration.
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who toured in 1867. More arrived throughout the century, mostly involved in the pearling industry in northern Australia, reaching an estimate of 3600 on
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During the 20th century, the number of Buddhists gradually declined due to emigration and a lack of immigration caused by the
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The first clear example of Buddhist settlement in Australia dates to 1858. However, there has been speculation from some
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Croucher, Paul (1989). A History of Buddhism in Australia, Kensington, N.S.W. : New South Wales University Press
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Spuler, Michelle (2000). Characteristics of Buddhism in Australia, Journal of Contemporary Religion 15 (1), 29-44
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till 2013, later Islam become the dominant religion there when Malays become biggest ethnic group in the island.
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The first instance of a monk arriving in Australia was in 1910, when U Sasana Dhaja, born E.H. Stevenson in
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plantations. A community was believed to exist on Thursday Island in 1876. In 1882, a group of 500 left
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planted on Thursday Island in the 1890s, although the temple which once stood there no longer exists.
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activities. However, no clerics from China ever came to Australia. While numbers of worshipers at the
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in 2016, although there is still an increase of about 34,700 Buddhists in the number of adherents.
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and Sri Lanka in 1890 and wrote a book which discussed spiritual matters, including Buddhism.
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In the late 1970s, Buddhism began to become more widespread, mainly due to immigration from
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The first Buddhist group to arrive in Australia was a troupe of acrobats and jugglers from
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Couchman, Sophie (2019). "Melbourne's See Yup Kuan Ti Temple: A Historical Overview".
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Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation and Sorcery in the World's Oldest Tradition
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The first specific Buddhist group, the Buddhist Study Group Melbourne, was formed in
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Investments in Religious Capital: An explorative case study of Australian Buddhists
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In 1851, the first large group of Chinese to come to Australia came as part of the
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People who are affiliated with Buddhism as a percentage of the total population in
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Daniel A. Metraux, "Soka Gakkai in Australia" in Nova Religio (8.1, July 2004).
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that there may have been contact hundreds of years earlier; in the book
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The Soka Gakkai in Australia: Globalization of a new Japanese Religion
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divided geographically by postal area, as of the 2011 census
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The change in demography of Buddhism in Australia is given:
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in South Melbourne varied over time (primarily due to the
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The Development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand
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traders. There was also speculation due to reports of
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