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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: [116]
General immigration, combined with religious conversion to Islam by Christians and other Australians, as well as Australia's participation in UN refugee efforts has increased the overall Muslim population. Around 36% of Muslims are Australian born.
In the 2001 census, 248,807 Australian residents reported Arab ancestry. Additionally, 209,372 Australians indicated that they spoke Arabic at home. 162,283 Australian residents were born in one of the 22 Arab League nations, a proportion which represented 0.8% of Australia's population. 120,000 Australians also had a parent who was born in an Arab state.
At the time of the 2016 census, the total population reached 61,913 individuals. [12] The Pakistani community is the second fastest-growing in terms of population growth. [12] Pakistanis are also the largest contributor of overseas-born Muslims in Australia, at 14.7 percent. [4]
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 .
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] 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 ...
Some segments of the Australian Muslim population regard Albanians as "white Muslims". [42] In places like Shepparton where Albanians are concentrated, the broader, non-Muslim population view them as tolerant Muslims. [217] Differing views exist among the Albanian community over Islam. [218]
In terms of gender distribution, 53.9% of the population identifies as male and 46.1% as female. [5] The Gaza Strip and West Bank-born population in Australia had a median age of 62 years, significantly higher than the median ages of 44 years for all overseas-born individuals and 38 years for the total Australian population.