Share of negative responses toward selected religions in Australia 2019, by religion

When asked about their personal attitude towards various religions in Australia, 40 percent of Australians surveyed had a negative attitude towards Muslims. Buddhists appeared to be least likely to elicit negative responses and around 14 percent of respondents responded negatively to Christians.  Islam in Australia Muslims represent almost a quarter of the religious diversity in the Asia Pacific region and Australia’s neighbor, Indonesia, has the largest Muslim population in the world. In Australia, Islam is the second largest religious group but less than three percent of the population are Muslim, compared to over 50 percent of the population identifying as Christian. The Australian Muslim community is very diverse, consisting of migrants from Bangladesh, Lebanon, Turkey, as well as Australian-born Muslims of European heritage.  Australians increasingly less religious The 2016 Australian census revealed that an ever-increasing number of Australians are selecting “no religion” in the optional census question on religious affiliation. This drop in religious affiliation is a common trend in many economically developed countries, although some of Australia’s minority religions like Islam and Buddhism are still showing some growth. In contrast, Christianity appears to be declining, especially amongst people under the age of 35, an age group that also recorded higher numbers of people with no religion.

在关于澳大利亚人对其宗教信仰的个体现态的调查中，40%的受访者对穆斯林持有负面态度。佛教徒似乎最不可能引发负面反应，而大约14%的受访者对基督徒持负面态度。在澳大利亚，伊斯兰教是第二大宗教群体，但穆斯林人口仅占全国人口的不到3%，而基督教徒的比例超过50%。澳大利亚的穆斯林社区非常多元化，包括来自孟加拉国、黎巴嫩、土耳其的移民，以及具有欧洲血统的澳大利亚出生的穆斯林。随着宗教信仰的逐渐淡化，2016年的澳大利亚人口普查显示，越来越多的澳大利亚人在宗教信仰的普查问题中选择了“无宗教”选项。这种宗教信仰的下降趋势在许多经济发达国家中普遍存在，尽管澳大利亚的一些少数宗教，如伊斯兰教和佛教，仍显示出一定的增长势头。相比之下，基督教似乎正在衰落，尤其是在35岁以下的年轻人中，这一年龄段的人群中无宗教信仰者的数量也有所增加。