Religious leanings low in Australia: Indian population increased by 48%, Christian population decreased by more than half


Posted on 29th Jun 2022 11:26 am by rohit kumar

The Indian population is the fastest growing in Australia. This has been revealed from the data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The population of people of Indian origin living in Australia has increased by about 48 percent since 2016.

 

According to the latest census, 6,73,352 people were living in the country on June 1 in 2021, which was 47.86 percent more than the number in 2016 (4,55,389). Among these people born abroad, the number of Indians has increased the most. India has overtaken China and New Zealand and is now number three after Australia and England.

 

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

The number of Nepalis also doubled

 

About half of Australia's population (48.6%) is such that at least one of the parents was born abroad. More than 10 lakh (1,020,007) immigrants have settled in the country since the 2017 census. Most of the foreigners have come from India. Their number has increased by 2,17,963 people. The second-highest increase is for people of Nepalese origin, which is more than double (123.7 percent). Since 2016, 67,752 more people have arrived in Australia from Nepal.

 

the number of Christians decreased

 

For the first time, less than half of Australian citizens (44%) describe themselves as Christians. In 2016, this number was 50%. Whereas 50 years ago in Australia 90% were Christians. However, even today Christians are the largest in the country. Hindus constitute 2.7% of the total population. There are also 39% of people who do not believe in any religion. Their number has increased by 9%.

 

Also Read: Mohammad Zubair: Know who is Alt News chief Mohammad Zubair? Why was the arrest made? What is the relation in the Nupur Sharma case?

1 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

CICA Summit: Eurasian Economic Union becomes the sixth partner of CICA, Meenakshi Lekhi represents India

An MoU has been signed between the CICA Secretariat and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) of

Delhi Election 2025: Kejriwal will go to the Election Commission today, and will answer on the issue of poisonous water in Yamuna

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visi

Bharat Jodo Yatra: India Jodo Yatra resumed from Rudraram, Rahul Gandhi was seen teaching 'karate' to the child

On Thursday, the 57th day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with party

Delhi Stampede: Now Delhi Police will control the crowd like this, special arrangements made for devotees going to Kumbh

The administration has taken strict action after the incident that took place at New Delhi Railwa

NPS Rule Change: Autonomous Body Employees Get 2 New Investment Options; Know Key Benefits

The Central Government has announced a major reform under the National Pension System (NPS), offe

D Gukesh: World champion Gukesh returned to the country, thousands of fans welcomed him at Chennai airport, and said- fans are my strength

Thousands of fans gathered at the Chennai airport on Monday morning to welcome D Gukesh, who retu

Air Pollution: Delhiites face no relief from toxic air, with AQI remaining in the very poor category; many areas exceeded 400.

Due to falling temperatures in the capital, a rise in pollution is being observed. With favourabl

'Congress has the right to protest, but not to loot land and money'; BJP's big attack on Congress.

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference on Congress' announcement of protests out

When will volcanic ash clouds dissipate over India, and which cities will be affected? IMD has revealed.

Following a volcanic eruption in Ethiopia that had been dormant for nearly 10,000 years, a plume

MrBeast: Who is YouTuber MrBeast who left the T-Series behind, he earns a lot from these types of videos

Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, has become the YouTuber with the most subscribers, l

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash