Australia (AUS)

Australia is a country in Oceania with a population of 27,490,460. Australia, both a country and continent, is famous for its unique wildlife, vast outback, and multicultural cities. Australians value equality, outdoor living, and a relaxed approach to life, with sports and the arts playing a big role in society. Christianity is the largest religion, but Australia is home to many faiths, including Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Spirituality is often expressed through community events, respect for indigenous traditions, and a love of the natural environment.

People Groups of Australia:

Australia Fast Facts:

97 People Groups · 27,490K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached1161K
Engaged yet Unreached221,807K
No Longer Unreached7425,522K

Australia Realities:

Weighted GSEC
4
Dying Daily
505
Dying Daily Without Christ
(95.2%) 481
Birth Rate per 1,000
11.4
Death Rate per 1,000
6.7

People Groups of Australia

Strategic Progress Index
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97 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
YindjibarndiYindjibarndiAustralia800No Longer UnreachedYindjibarndiAnimism
YanyulaYanyulaAustralia90No Longer UnreachedYanyuwaAnimism
Wik-MunkanWik-MunkanAustralia1,000No Longer UnreachedWik-MungkanProtestantism
Western ArrerntaWestern ArrerntaAustralia2,800No Longer UnreachedWestern ArrarntaEthnoreligion
WarumunguWarumunguAustralia750No Longer UnreachedWarumunguAnimism
WarlpiriWarlpiriAustralia2,300No Longer UnreachedWarlpiriProtestantism
WalmatjariWalmatjariAustralia650No Longer UnreachedWalmajarriRoman Catholicism
VietnameseVietnameseAustralia336,000No Longer UnreachedVietnameseMahayana Buddhism
TurksTurksAustralia59,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkishSunni Islam
KunjenKunjenAustralia400No Longer UnreachedTorres Strait CreoleAnimism
Torres Strait IslandersTorres Strait IslandersAustralia11,500No Longer UnreachedTorres Strait CreoleProtestantism
Neo-Melanesian PapuansNeo-Melanesian PapuansAustralia31,500No Longer UnreachedTok PisinProtestantism
TiwiTiwiAustralia4,700No Longer UnreachedTiwiRoman Catholicism
ThaiThaiAustralia30,000Engaged yet UnreachedThaiTheravada Buddhism
FilipinosFilipinosAustralia160,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogProtestantism
ArabsArabsAustralia161,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard ArabicSunni Islam
SpaniardsSpaniardsAustralia19,000No Longer UnreachedSpanishRoman Catholicism
Latin AmericansLatin AmericansAustralia14,500Engaged yet UnreachedSpanishFolk Catholicism
SerbsSerbsAustralia35,500Engaged yet UnreachedSerbianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RussiansRussiansAustralia28,500No Longer UnreachedRussianEastern Orthodox Christianity
KarenKarenAustralia4,200Engaged yet UnreachedPwo Eastern KarenProtestantism
PolesPolesAustralia53,500Engaged yet UnreachedPolishRoman Catholicism
PitjantjatjaraPitjantjatjaraAustralia7,200No Longer UnreachedPitjantjatjaraProtestantism
NyangumardaNyangumardaAustralia500No Longer UnreachedNyangumartaProtestantism
NunggubuyuNunggubuyuAustralia650No Longer UnreachedNunggubuyuProtestantism
Kurmanji KurdsKurmanji KurdsAustralia5,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
NgarinyinNgarinyinAustralia90No Longer UnreachedNgarinyinProtestantism
NangumiriNangumiriAustralia60No Longer UnreachedNgan'gityemerriAnimism
NyanganyatjaraNyanganyatjaraAustralia2,600No Longer UnreachedNgaanyatjarraProtestantism
MurinbataMurinbataAustralia4,500No Longer UnreachedMurrinh-PathaRoman Catholicism
MiriamMiriamAustralia500No Longer UnreachedMeriam MirProtestantism
MaungMaungAustralia850No Longer UnreachedMaungProtestantism
YulparitjaYulparitjaAustralia225No Longer UnreachedMartu WangkaEthnoreligion
MaoriMaoriAustralia178,000No Longer UnreachedMaoriProtestantism
Han ChineseHan ChineseAustralia670,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
MalaysMalaysAustralia21,500Engaged yet UnreachedMalay (individual language)Sunni Islam
MacedoniansMacedoniansAustralia48,500Engaged yet UnreachedMacedonianEastern Orthodox Christianity
ThaayooreThaayooreAustralia475Engaged yet UnreachedKuuk ThaayorreAnimism
GuguyalanjiGuguyalanjiAustralia750No Longer UnreachedKuku-YalanjiAnimism
KukatjaKukatjaAustralia300No Longer UnreachedKukatjaAnimism
RitarungoRitarungoAustralia450No Longer UnreachedKriolAnimism
WororaWororaAustralia20No Longer UnreachedKriolProtestantism
MiriwungMiriwungAustralia350No Longer UnreachedKriolAnimism
Aborigine CreolesAborigine CreolesAustralia18,500No Longer UnreachedKriolProtestantism
KoreansKoreansAustralia167,000No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
KitjaKitjaAustralia375No Longer UnreachedKijaAnimism
CambodianCambodianAustralia25,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhmerTheravada Buddhism
GaididjGaididjAustralia275No Longer UnreachedKaytetyeAnimism
Northern MabuiagNorthern MabuiagAustralia2,200No Longer UnreachedKala Lagaw YaProtestantism
Southern MabuiagSouthern MabuiagAustralia950No Longer UnreachedKala Lagaw YaProtestantism
JavaneseJavaneseAustralia7,900No Longer UnreachedJavaneseSunni Islam
DjaruDjaruAustralia500No Longer UnreachedJaruAnimism
JapaneseJapaneseAustralia57,500Engaged yet UnreachedJapaneseShinbutsu-Shugo
IwaidjaIwaidjaAustralia275No Longer UnreachedIwaidjaAnimism
PersiansPersiansAustralia84,000Engaged yet UnreachedIranian PersianShia Islam
IndonesiansIndonesiansAustralia30,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
HungariansHungariansAustralia19,000Engaged yet UnreachedHungarianRoman Catholicism
Indo-PakistaniIndo-PakistaniAustralia374,000Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HazarasHazarasAustralia19,500Engaged yet UnreachedHazaragiShia Islam
Gugu-YimidjirGugu-YimidjirAustralia1,800No Longer UnreachedGuugu YimidhirrProtestantism
GupapuynguGupapuynguAustralia650No Longer UnreachedGupapuynguProtestantism
GunwingguGunwingguAustralia4,900No Longer UnreachedGunwingguProtestantism
GumatjGumatjAustralia275No Longer UnreachedGumatjAnimism
Levantine ArabsLevantine ArabsAustralia196,000No Longer UnreachedGulf ArabicRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansAustralia124,000No Longer UnreachedGermanUnaffiliated
GarawaGarawaAustralia300No Longer UnreachedGarrwaAnimism
FrenchFrenchAustralia41,500Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchRoman Catholicism
JewsJewsAustralia119,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
FijiansFijiansAustralia72,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
White AmericansWhite AmericansAustralia96,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Anglo-New ZealandersAnglo-New ZealandersAustralia623,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
Wik-NgathanWik-NgathanAustralia2,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
WatjariWatjariAustralia325No Longer UnreachedEnglishAnimism
Anglo-AustraliansAnglo-AustraliansAustralia22,500,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
Southwest Aborigine CreolSouthwest Aborigine CreolAustralia11,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
RembarungaRembarungaAustralia275No Longer UnreachedEnglishAnimism
Detribalized AboriginesDetribalized AboriginesAustralia583,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
YankuntatjaraYankuntatjaraAustralia950No Longer UnreachedEnglishAnimism
NgarinmanNgarinmanAustralia650No Longer UnreachedEnglishAnimism
NgalkbunNgalkbunAustralia150No Longer UnreachedEnglishAnimism
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsAustralia85,500No Longer UnreachedEgyptian ArabicSunni Islam
Eastern ArrernteEastern ArrernteAustralia2,700No Longer UnreachedEastern ArrernteAnimism
DutchDutchAustralia80,500No Longer UnreachedDutchUnaffiliated
DjinangDjinangAustralia300No Longer UnreachedDjinangAnimism
DjambarrapuynguDjambarrapuynguAustralia9,900No Longer UnreachedDjambarrpuynguAnimism
DhuwayaDhuwayaAustralia1,900No Longer UnreachedDhuwayaAnimism
DhanguDhanguAustralia2,200No Longer UnreachedDhangu-DjanguProtestantism
WangurriWangurriAustralia200No Longer UnreachedDhangu-DjanguProtestantism
DayiDayiAustralia200No Longer UnreachedDayiAnimism
CroatsCroatsAustralia57,000Engaged yet UnreachedCroatianRoman Catholicism
BurmeseBurmeseAustralia14,000Engaged yet UnreachedBurmeseTheravada Buddhism
BureraBureraAustralia1,100No Longer UnreachedBurarraAnimism
Deaf AustraliansDeaf AustraliansAustralia100,000Engaged yet UnreachedAuslanEthnoreligion
AssyriansAssyriansAustralia40,000No Longer UnreachedAssyrian Neo-AramaicChurch of the East
AnmatjirraAnmatjirraAustralia1,500No Longer UnreachedAnmatyerreProtestantism
AndilyaugwaAndilyaugwaAustralia3,400No Longer UnreachedAnindilyakwaProtestantism
AlyawarraAlyawarraAustralia3,600No Longer UnreachedAlyawarrProtestantism

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