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The growth of Muslim population at this time was recorded as 3.88% compared to 1.13% for the general Australian population. [citation needed]. From 2011-2016, Muslim population grew by 27% from 476,291 to 604,200 with majority residing in New South Wales. The following is a breakdown of the country of birth of Muslims in Australia from 2001: [113]
Islamic organisations in Australia include a wide range of groups and associations run and supported by the Islamic community in Australia. Organisations include major community councils, local organisations, mosques and schools. Most Australian Muslims are Sunni but there is also a Shia minority. There is also a minority Ahmadiyya community.
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [20] [21] [22] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...
This figure dropped to 7.2% in 2021. The 2021 Australian census data showed that 43.9% of Australians classify themselves Christian, 8.2% less in real terms than five years prior, [23] The second-largest classification was the 38.9% who identified as "no religion".
City Suburb Name Images Year Group Remarks Stockleigh Bait-ul-Masroor 23/10/2013 Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Accommodates 2,000 worshipers, men and women.
t. e. Ahmadiyya is an Islamic movement in Australia, first formally founded in the country in the 1980s, during the era of the fourth caliph. However, the history of the Community dates back to the early 20th century, during the lifetime of the founder of the movement, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, with the first contacts arising as a consequence of ...
Islam in Oceania. Gallipoli mosque, Auburn, Sydney. Islam in Oceania refers to Islam and Muslims in Oceania. By current estimates, there are 620,156 total Muslims in Oceania: 476,600 in Australia, 48,151 in New Zealand, 52,520 in Fiji, 6,352 in New Caledonia, 2,200 in Papua New Guinea, 360 in Solomon Islands, 221 in Vanuatu, 110 in Tonga. [1]
Muslim Women Australia (MWA) is an Australian organisation formed in 1983.The executive director is Maha Abdo. [1] The group's president is Joumana Harris. [2] The group initially included many women activists from Lebanon, but women from Turkey, Singapore, Egypt and other Muslim countries participated as well.