Buddhism in Australia
Overview of the role of Buddhism in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Australia, Buddhism is a minority religion. According to the 2016 census, 2.4 percent of the total population 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.