Buddhanet's Buddhist Australia Statistics PDF

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics*
*These statistics are based on BuddhaNet's 'Buddhist Australia Directory'.

80 NT 70 TAS ACT 60 SA WA 50 QLD VIC 40 NSW
30
20
10
Theravada
Mahayana
Vajrayana
Non-Sectarian
Number of Buddhist Organisations/Groups in Australia, as at April 2002 is 378

This is an increase of 17 organisations in 7 months, since the last statistics in September 2001. This indicates a growth of 4.5% in organizations during this period.
Theravada NSW VIC QLD WA SA ACT TAS NT TOTAL 32 19 14 9 6 5 4 1 90
Mahayana 62 32 19 10 8 2 3 1 137
Vajrayana 33 17 13 9 8 6 6 1 93
Non-Sectarian 23 15 8 2 5 2 1 2 58
National Total 150 83 54 30 27 15 14 5 378
150
NT TAS
400 350 300 250 200 150 100
National Total Non-Sectarian Vajrayana Mahayana Theravada
120
ACT SA
90
WA QLD VIC
60
NSW
30 50 0 0
Total of Buddhist Organizations by State/Territory
National Total of Organizations in Australia
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100
80
Total ACT NT TAS WA SA QLD VIC NSW
60
40
20
Gelugpa
Sakya
Nyingma
Kagyu
Dzogchen
Total
Buddhist Organizations in Australia by Traditions Vajrayana/ Tibetan

NSW Gelugpa Sakya Nyingma Kagyu Dzogchen Total 17 6 4 5 1 33 VIC 9 2 3 3 QLD 11 1 1 SA 3 2 1 2 WA 6 1 2 TAS 4 NT 1 ACT 1 3 1 1 National Total 52 14 11 15 1 93
17
13
35 30 25
Total Dzogchen Kagyu
20
20
15
15
20 Nyingma 15 Sakya 10 5 0 Gelugpa 5 Sakya Gelugpa 5 Sakya Gelugpa 10 Nyingma 10 Nyingma
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in New South Wales (NSW)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Victoria (VIC)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Queensland (QLD)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma Sakya Gelugpa
10
Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Sakya Gelugpa
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in South Australia (SA)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Western Australia (WA)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Tasmania (TAS)
1.0
6 5 4 3 2 1 0
100
0.8
80
0.6
60
0.4
Sakya Gelugpa
40
Sakya Gelugpa
0.2
20
0.0
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Northern Territory (NT)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations National Total
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150
120
National ACT
90
NT TAS
60
WA SA
30
QLD VIC
NSW Chinese Vietnamese Korean Japanese Western Total
Australian Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures

NSW Chinese Vietnamese Korean Japanese Western Total 21 21 4 5 11 62 1 6 32 VIC 10 15 QLD 6 3 1 1 8 19 1 2 8 1 1 10 2 3 1 1 2 SA 2 3 WA 4 4 TAS 1 1 1 NT ACT National 44 48 5 9 31 137
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in New South Wales (NSW)
Total Western Japanese
35 30 25
20
15
20 Korean 15 Vietnamese 10 Chinese 5 0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Victoria (VIC) Chinese Vietnamese 5 Vietnamese Chinese Korean 10 Korean
0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Queensland (QLD)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in South Australia (SA)
Total Western Japanese Korean Vietnamese Chinese
10
Total Western Japanese Korean
3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Total Western Japanese Korean Vietnamese Chinese
Vietnamese Chinese
0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Western Australia (WA)
Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Tasmania (TAS)
1.0
2.0
150
0.8
1.5
120
0.6
90
1.0
Korean Vietnamese 60
0.4
Vietnamese Chinese 0.5
Vietnamese Chinese
0.2
Chinese
30
0.0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Northern Territory (NT)
0.0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Australian Capital Territory (WA)
0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures National Total
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40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Malaysian Sri Lankan Burmese Thai Cambodian Lao Western Vietnamese Indonesian National ACT NT TAS WA SA QLD VIC NSW
Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Australia

NSW Malaysian Sri Lankan Burmese Thai Cambodian Lao Western Vietnamese Indonesian Total 1 2 4 6 4 4 9 1 1 32 VIC 4 1 3 3 2 6 QLD 3 3 2 1 5 SA 2 1 1 2 7 4 1 WA 1 1 TAS NT ACT 1 1 1 2 National Total 1 13 6 14 10 8 36 1 1 90
19
14
35 Total 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in New South Wales (NSW) Indonesian Vietnamese Western Lao Cambodian Thai Burmese Sri Lankan Malaysian
20 Total Indonesian 15 Vietnamese Western 10 Lao Cambodian Thai 5 Burmese Sri Lankan 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Victoria (VIC) Malaysian
15 Total 12 Indonesian Vietnamese 9 Western Lao 6 Cambodian Thai 3 Burmese Sri Lankan 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Queensland (QLD) Malaysian
6 Total 5 4 3 2 1 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in South Australia (SA) Indonesian Vietnamese Western Lao Cambodian Thai Burmese Sri Lankan Malaysian
10 Total 8 Indonesian Vietnamese 6 Western Lao 4 Cambodian Thai 2 Burmese Sri Lankan 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Western Australia (WA) Malaysian
4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Tasmania (TAS) Total Indonesian Vietnamese Western Lao Cambodian Thai Burmese Sri Lankan Malaysian
1.0 Total 0.8 Indonesian Vietnamese 0.6 Western Lao 0.4 Cambodian Thai 0.2 Burmese Sri Lankan 0.0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Northern Territory (NT) Malaysian
5 Total 4 Indonesian Vietnamese 3 Western Lao 2 Cambodian Thai 1 Burmese Sri Lankan 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Malaysian
100 Total 80 Indonesian Vietnamese 60 Western Lao 40 Cambodian Thai 20 Burmese Sri Lankan 0 Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures National Total Malaysian
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60
50
40
30
20
10
0 NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT National
Non-Sectarian Buddhist Organisations and Groups in Australia
NSW 23
VIC 15
QLD 8
SA 5
WA 2
TAS 1
NT 2
ACT 2
National Total 58
2 5
ACT NT 23 TAS WA
SA QLD VIC 15 NSW
Non-Sectarian Buddhist Organisations and Groups in Australia

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BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics*

*These statistics are based on BuddhaNet's 'Buddhist Australia Directory'.
400 350
300
250
200
150 National Total 100 Non-Sectarian Vajrayana 50 Theravada Mahayana 0 July 1995 Jul 95-Oct 99 Oct 99-Jun 00 Jun 00-Mar 01 Mar 01-Sep 01 Sep 01-Apr 02 Increase Since 95
Statistical History of the number of Buddhist Traditions in Australia from July 1995 to April 2002
The Buddhist traditions as represented by their respective organizations have increased in number by 211 (126.0%) in 6 years and 9 months, in the period from June 1995 to April 2002.
Mahayana
Theravada
Vajrayana
Non-Sectarian
National Total
July 1995 July 1995 to Oct 1999 October 1999 to June 2000 June 2000 to March 2001 March 2001 to September 2001 September 2001 to April 2002
62 107 108 115 120 137
42 75 80 86 91 90
36 76 84 91 96 93
27 42 43 51 54 58
167 296 315 343 361 378
Number Increase Since 1995
75
49
60
31
211
15.0% 36.5% 24.0% Vajrayana Mahayana 24.5% Non-Sectarian Theravada
The Mahayana form the largest representation of Buddhism in Australia with 36.5 % of the National Total of 378 Buddhist organizations, followed by the Vajrayana at 24.5%, the Theravada at 24.0%, and the Non-Sectarian 15.0%
150 %
129%
120 %
90 %
60 %
45% 40% 33% 28%
National Total Non-Sectarian Vajrayana

18% 7% 1% 6% 7% 8% 5% 5% 5% 15% 8% 3% N.C. N.C. 16%
30 %
15% 5% 1% 8%
19%
Theravada Mahayana
0%
July 1995 - Oct. 1999
Oct. 1999-June 2000
June 2000 - March 2001
March 2001 - Sept. 2001
Sept. 2001 - April 2002
Increase in Buddhist Organisations Between July 1995-April 2002
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BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics*

*These statistics are based on BuddhaNet's 'Buddhist Australia Directory'.

Number of Buddhist Organisations/Groups in Australia, as at April 2002 is 378

Theravada NSW VIC QLD WA SA ACT TAS NT TOTAL 32 19 14 9 6 5 4 1 90

National Total 150 83 54 30 27 15 14 5 378

400 350 300 250 200 150 100

National Total Non-Sectarian Vajrayana Mahayana Theravada

Total of Buddhist Organizations by State/Territory

National Total of Organizations in Australia

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics

Total ACT NT TAS WA SA QLD VIC NSW

Buddhist Organizations in Australia by Traditions Vajrayana/ Tibetan

Total Dzogchen Kagyu

Total Dzogchen Kagyu

Total Dzogchen Kagyu

20 Nyingma 15 Sakya 10 5 0 Gelugpa 5 Sakya Gelugpa 5 Sakya Gelugpa 10 Nyingma 10 Nyingma

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in New South Wales (NSW)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Victoria (VIC)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Queensland (QLD)

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma Sakya Gelugpa

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma Sakya Gelugpa

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in South Australia (SA)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Western Australia (WA)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Tasmania (TAS)

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma Sakya Gelugpa

Total Dzogchen Kagyu Nyingma

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Northern Territory (NT)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations in Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Vajrayana/ Tibetan Organizations National Total

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics

NSW Chinese Vietnamese Korean Japanese Western Total

Australian Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in New South Wales (NSW)

Total Western Japanese

Total Western Japanese

Total Western Japanese

0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Queensland (QLD)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in South Australia (SA)

Total Western Japanese Korean Vietnamese Chinese

Total Western Japanese Korean

3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0

Total Western Japanese Korean Vietnamese Chinese

0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Western Australia (WA)

Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Tasmania (TAS)

Total Western Japanese Korean

Total Western Japanese

Total Western Japanese Korean

Vietnamese Chinese 0.5

0.0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Northern Territory (NT)

0.0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Australian Capital Territory (WA)

0 Mahayana Buddhist Temples by Cultures National Total

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Theravada Buddhist Temples by Cultures in Australia

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics

0 NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT National

Non-Sectarian Buddhist Organisations and Groups in Australia

SA QLD VIC 15 NSW

Non-Sectarian Buddhist Organisations and Groups in Australia

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Statistics*

62 107 108 115 120 137