page_title: Hinduism in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Hinduism in Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple, in Carrum Downs, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. தமிழ்: மெல்பேர்ண் சிவா விஷ்ணு கோயில்
context_page_description: Hinduism is a minority religion in Australia consisting of more than 440,300 followers, making up 1.9% of the population as of the 2016 census. Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Australia mostly through immigration. Hinduism is also one of the most youthful religions in Australia, with 34% and 66% of Hindus being under the age of 14 and 34 respectively. The rapid increase in the population has fostered the creation of numerous Hindu enclaves within Australia.
  In the nineteenth century, the British first brought Hindus from India to Australia to work on cotton and sugar plantations. Many remained as small businessmen, working as camel drivers, merchants and hawkers, selling goods between small rural communities. Nowadays Hindus are well educated professionals in fields such as medicine, engineering, commerce and information technology, constituting a model minority. The Hindus in Australia are mostly of Indian origin, with considerable number being of Sri Lankan, Fijian, Malaysian, Singapore, Nepalese origin. Hindus have established many temples and other religious meeting places and celebrate most Hindu festivals.
context_section_description: Hinduism is a minority religion in Australia consisting of more than 440,300 followers, making up 1.9% of the population as of the 2016 census. Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Australia mostly through immigration. Hinduism is also one of the most youthful religions in Australia, with 34% and 66% of Hindus being under the age of 14 and 34 respectively. The rapid increase in the population has fostered the creation of numerous Hindu enclaves within Australia.
  In the nineteenth century, the British first brought Hindus from India to Australia to work on cotton and sugar plantations.  Many remained as small businessmen, working as camel drivers, merchants and hawkers, selling goods between small rural communities.  Nowadays Hindus are well educated professionals in fields such as medicine, engineering, commerce and information technology, constituting a model minority.  The Hindus in Australia are mostly of Indian origin, with considerable number being of Sri Lankan, Fijian, Malaysian, Singapore, Nepalese origin. Hindus have established many temples and other religious meeting places and celebrate most Hindu festivals.
caption: Shiva Vishnu Temple in Melbourne.
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