Religion in Australia - Other

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The 2006 census shows 53 listed groups down to 5000 members (most of them Christian denominations, many of them national versions like Greek, Serbian Orthodox and Assyrian Orthodox. Of the smaller religions, Pagan Religions 29328, Bahá'í at 12,000, Humanism about 7000. Between 1000 and 5000, other than small Christian denominations, are the following religions - Taoist, Druse, Satanism, Zoroastrian, Rationalism, Creativity, Theosophy, Jainism.

In general, non-Christian religions as well as those subscribing to no religion, have been experiencing a rise in proportion to the overall population. With fewer classifications, data from 1996 and 2001 shows Aboriginal religion decreasing from 7000 to 5000 while Bahá'í grows from just under 9000 to over 11,000 and the rest of the "Other" category growing from about 69,000 to about 92,000.

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