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... Australia is a secular country, with a high degree of religious freedom and religious diversity. Although the state and religious groups are maintained as separate entities, religious institutions continue to play a large role in Australian society. For ex ...

... The primary author of this profile was Nina Evason (2016), with the Religion section authored by Chara Scroope (2019). Abeyagunawaradena, D. S. (2009). Buddhism in Australia. In J. Jupp (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Religion in Australia. Melbourne: Cambridge ...

... Migration History The first Japanese migrants to Australia arrived in the late 1800s, most of whom worked in the sugar cane or diving industries, or were employed in service roles. Many continued to arrive as part of indentured work schemes. However, the J ...

... Migration History The 2021 Australian Census recorded 16,609 people living in Australia who were born in (North) Sudan. However, it is important to recognise that the current statistical data may not accurately distinguish between the North and South Sudan ...

... Migration History The Somali community in Australia is relatively new. A small number of students began arriving between 1971 and 1991. However, the vast majority of the Somali population has arrived as refugees since 1991 following the outbreak of the civ ...

... People from the region of present-day Israel have been settling in Australia since the 19th century. Australia first recorded immigrants from Israel in the 1954 census. However, Israeli migration patterns in subsequent decades are often hard to trace due t ...

... Migration History Ethiopian migration to Australia has been a relatively recent phenomenon, commencing in the 1970s and 1980s when large numbers of Ethiopians became refugees amid environmental and political crises.1 Over half a million Ethiopian refugees ...

... Migration History Afghanistan–born people have been migrating to Australia since the mid–mid-nineteenth century when they came as cameleers.1 The Afghan cameleers were all men and were prohibited from bringing their wives to Australia.2 Over subsequent dec ...

... Migration History The island of Timor is approximately 700km northwest of Darwin, making Timor-Leste one of Australia’s closest neighbours.132 This proximity has played an important role in the close links and shared history between the two countries. The ...

... Migration History The first recorded Spaniard to live permanently in Australia was a male who arrived in 1821 and settled in New South Wales. A few more Spanish settlers arrived in search of fortune during the gold rush of the 1850s. However, their total n ...