Current Status
As of 6 April 2013, the LDS Church reported 136,617 members, 34 Stakes, 9 districts, 208 Wards, 82 branches, and 5 missions. The five temples in Australia are located in the cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney
The membership claimed by the LDS Church in the Australia is approximately 0.57% of the population. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2006 has estimated that members of the church numbered only 52,141, or 0.24% of the population. The difference may reflect the distinction between baptized members and those who still self-identify as Mormon, since, as the church stated in 1994, "keeping people active is a challenge".
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