Country: Australia

Number of People Groups

205

People Groups Unreached

32 (15.6%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

26,305,000

Population in Unreached

1,449,000 (5.5%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

63.17%

% Evangelical

13.90%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

1.1%
Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed
 Aboriginal Creole 7,500 7,500 Kriol Christianity 90.00 % 30.00 % -
 Aboriginal, Detribalized 546,000 546,000 English Christianity 80.00 % 22.00 % -
 Aboriginal, Southwest 11,000 11,000 English Christianity 95.00 % 27.00 % -
Adnyamathanha 200 200 English Christianity 70.00 % 3.00 % -
 Afghani, general 33,000 919,000 Dari Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Afrikaner 48,000 4,712,000 Afrikaans Christianity 94.00 % 45.00 % -
 Akan 3,400 5,921,000 Akan Christianity 85.00 % 40.00 % -
 Albanian, general 10,000 632,000 Albanian, Tosk Christianity 45.00 % 0.60 % -
Alyawarra 1,600 1,600 Alyawarr Christianity 90.00 % 40.00 % -
 Americans, U.S. 113,000 196,885,000 English Christianity 87.00 % 31.00 % -
 Amhara, Ethiopian 7,100 26,487,000 Amharic Christianity 92.00 % 2.00 % -
Andilyaugwa 1,600 1,600 Anindilyakwa Christianity 70.00 % 40.00 % -
 Anglo-Australian 18,061,000 18,622,000 English Christianity 69.48 % 16.00 % -
 Anglo-Canadian 43,000 17,203,000 English Christianity 78.00 % 10.00 % -
 Anglo-New Zealander 578,000 3,586,000 English Christianity 65.00 % 21.00 % -
 Anglo-Romani 6,700 201,000 Angloromani Christianity 70.00 % 50.00 % -
 Anglo-South African 104,000 1,492,000 English Christianity 85.00 % 18.00 % -
Anmatjirra 700 700 Anmatyerr Christianity 70.00 % 25.00 % -
 Arab, Egyptian 50,000 76,839,000 Arabic, Egyptian Islam 30.00 % 4.00 % -
 Arab, general 51,000 2,252,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
 Arab, Iraqi 72,000 21,539,000 Arabic, Mesopotamian Islam 4.00 % 1.00 % 1
 Arab, Sudanese 38,000 18,263,000 Arabic, Sudanese Islam 11.00 % 0.50 % -
 Arab, Syro-Lebanese 84,000 84,000 Arabic, Levantine Islam 36.00 % 1.30 % -
Aranda, Western 500 500 Arrarnta, Western Christianity 70.00 % 12.00 % -
 Armenian 46,000 5,691,000 Armenian, Western Christianity 90.00 % 30.60 % -
  Totals:  205 26,305,000         32 63.17 % 13.90 % 41 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 134,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 26,439,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Australian Capital Territory 491,000
Jervis Bay Territory 500
New South Wales 9,342,000
Northern Territory 245,000
Queensland 5,015,000
South Australia 1,849,000
Tasmania 573,000
Victoria 6,197,000
Western Australia 2,592,000
Provinces:  9 26,305,000
UN Country Population 26,439,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Afrikaans afr 1 0 Complete Bible
Akan aka 1 0 Complete Bible
Albanian, Tosk als 1 0 Complete Bible
Alyawarr aly 1 0 Bible Portions
Amharic amh 1 0 Complete Bible
Angloromani rme 1 0 Bible Portions
Anindilyakwa aoi 1 0 Bible Portions
Anmatyerr amx 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Egyptian arz 1 0 Complete Bible
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 0 Bible Portions
Arabic, Mesopotamian acm 2 2 New Testament
Arabic, Sudanese apd 1 0 New Testament
Armenian, Western hyw 1 0 Complete Bible
Arrarnta, Western are 1 0 Complete Bible
Arrernte, Eastern aer 1 0 New Testament
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic aii 1 0 Complete Bible
Auslan asf 1 0 Bible Portions
Bandjalang bdy 1 0 Unspecified
Banyjima pnw 1 0 Unspecified
Bardi bcj 1 0 Unspecified
Bavarian bar 1 0 Complete Bible
Belarusian bel 1 0 Complete Bible
Bengali ben 1 0 Complete Bible
Bosnian bos 1 1 Complete Bible
Bulgarian bul 1 0 Complete Bible
Bunuba bck 1 0 Unspecified
Burarra bvr 1 0 New Testament
Burmese mya 1 1 Complete Bible
Cebuano ceb 1 0 Complete Bible
Chin, Hakha cnh 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Min Nan nan 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Wu wuu 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Yue yue 1 0 Complete Bible
Cook Islands Maori rar 1 0 Complete Bible
Croatian hrv 1 0 Complete Bible
Czech ces 1 0 Complete Bible
Danish dan 1 0 Complete Bible
Dari prs 1 1 Complete Bible
Dayi dax 1 0 Unspecified
Dhangu-Djangu dhg 1 0 Bible Portions
Dhuwal dwu 1 0 Translation Needed
Dhuwaya dwy 1 0 Bible Portions
Djambarrpuyngu djr 1 0 New Testament
Djamindjung djd 1 0 Unspecified
Djeebbana djj 1 0 Unspecified
Djinang dji 1 0 Bible Portions
Djinba djb 1 0 Translation Needed
Dutch nld 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 22 1 Complete Bible
Estonian, Standard ekk 1 0 Complete Bible
Fiji Hindi hif 1 0 New Testament
Fijian fij 1 0 Complete Bible
Finnish fin 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Garrwa wrk 1 0 Bible Portions
German, Standard deu 1 0 Complete Bible
Gooniyandi gni 1 0 Unspecified
Greek ell 2 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Gumatj gnn 1 0 New Testament
Gunwinggu gup 3 0 New Testament
Gupapuyngu guf 1 0 Bible Portions
Gurindji gue 1 0 Bible Portions
Gurindji Kriol gjr 1 0 Translation Needed
Gurr-goni gge 1 0 Translation Needed
Guugu Yimidhirr kky 1 0 Bible Portions
Hazaragi haz 1 1 Bible Portions
Hmong Njua hnj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hungarian hun 1 0 Complete Bible
Igbo ibo 1 0 Complete Bible
Indonesian ind 1 0 Complete Bible
Italian ita 1 0 Complete Bible
Iwaidja ibd 1 0 Bible Portions
Japanese jpn 1 1 Complete Bible
Jaru ddj 1 0 Translation Started
Javanese jav 1 0 Complete Bible
Kala Lagaw Ya mwp 1 0 New Testament
Karen, S'gaw ksw 1 0 Complete Bible
Kaytetye gbb 1 0 Translation Needed
Khmer khm 1 1 Complete Bible
Kija gia 1 0 Bible Portions
Koko-Bera kkp 1 0 Unspecified
Konkani, Goan gom 1 0 Complete Bible
Korean kor 1 0 Complete Bible
Krio kri 1 0 Complete Bible
Kriol rop 1 0 Complete Bible
Kukatja kux 1 0 Bible Portions
Kuku-Yalanji gvn 1 0 New Testament
Kumbainggar kgs 1 0 Translation Needed
Kunjen kjn 1 0 Bible Portions
Kurdish, Northern kmr 1 1 Complete Bible
Kuuk Thayorre thd 1 0 Bible Portions
Lao lao 1 1 Complete Bible
Latvian, Standard lvs 1 0 Complete Bible
Macedonian mkd 1 0 Complete Bible
Malay zlm 1 1 Complete Bible
Malay, Cocos Islands coa 1 1 Translation Needed
Maltese mlt 1 0 Complete Bible
Maori mri 1 0 Complete Bible
Martu Wangka mpj 1 0 Bible Portions
Maung mph 1 0 Bible Portions
Meriam Mir ulk 1 0 Bible Portions
Miriwoong mep 1 0 Unspecified
Mongolian, Halh khk 1 1 Complete Bible
Morisyen mfe 1 0 New Testament
Murrinh-Patha mwf 1 0 Bible Portions
Na-kara nck 1 0 Unspecified
Neo-Mandaic mid 1 1 Unspecified
Nepali npi 1 1 Complete Bible
Ngaanyatjarra ntj 1 0 New Testament
Ngan'gityemerri nam 1 0 Translation Started
Ngarinyin ung 1 0 Unspecified
Ngarinyman nbj 1 0 Unspecified
Norwegian nor 1 0 Complete Bible
Nuer nus 1 0 Complete Bible
Nunggubuyu nuy 1 0 New Testament
Nyangumarta nna 1 0 Bible Portions
Nyungar nys 1 0 Bible Portions
Oromo, Borana-Arsi-Guji gax 1 0 Complete Bible
Pashto, Northern pbu 1 1 Complete Bible
Persian, Iranian pes 1 1 Complete Bible
Pintiini pti 1 0 Translation Needed
Pintupi-Luritja piu 1 0 New Testament
Pitjantjatjara pjt 1 0 New Testament
Polish pol 1 0 Complete Bible
Portuguese por 1 0 Complete Bible
Pukapuka pkp 1 0 Translation Needed
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Rembarrnga rmb 1 0 Translation Started
Ritharrngu rit 1 0 Unspecified
Rohingya rhg 1 1 Bible Portions
Romani, Balkan rmn 1 0 Complete Bible
Romanian ron 1 0 Complete Bible
Rundi run 1 0 Complete Bible
Russian rus 1 0 Complete Bible
Samoan smo 1 0 Complete Bible
Serbian srp 1 0 Complete Bible
Shona sna 1 0 Complete Bible
Sinhala sin 1 1 Complete Bible
Slovak slk 1 0 Complete Bible
Slovene slv 1 0 Complete Bible
Somali som 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 2 0 Complete Bible
Swahili swh 1 1 Complete Bible
Swedish swe 1 0 Complete Bible
Tagalog tgl 1 0 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 1 Complete Bible
Thai tha 1 1 Complete Bible
Tibetan, Central bod 1 1 Complete Bible
Tigrigna tir 1 0 Complete Bible
Tiwi tiw 1 0 Bible Portions
Tjupany tjp 1 0 Unspecified
Tok Pisin tpi 1 0 Complete Bible
Tongan ton 1 0 Complete Bible
Torres Strait Creole tcs 2 0 New Testament
Turkish tur 2 2 Complete Bible
Ukrainian ukr 1 0 Complete Bible
Umpila ump 1 0 Unspecified
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Uyghur uig 1 1 Complete Bible
Vietnamese vie 1 0 Complete Bible
Walmajarri wmt 1 0 Bible Portions
Wambaya wmb 1 0 Unspecified
Wardaman wrr 1 0 Unspecified
Warlpiri wbp 1 0 New Testament
Warumungu wrm 1 0 Unspecified
Welsh cym 1 0 Complete Bible
Wik-Iiyanh wij 1 0 Translation Needed
Wik-Mungkan wim 1 0 New Testament
Wik-Ngathana wig 1 0 Unspecified
Yankunytjatjara kdd 1 0 Unspecified
Yanyuwa jao 1 0 Bible Portions
Yidiny yii 1 0 Unspecified
Yindjibarndi yij 1 0 Bible Portions
Yoruba yor 1 0 Complete Bible
Totals: 177 205 32   117 100 95 149 73
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Australia Statistics
People Groups 205
Unreached People Groups 32  (15.6%)
Population 26,305,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 1.4%
Population in Unreached 1,449,000  (5.5%)
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Christian Adherent 63.2%
Percent Evangelical 13.9%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 1.1%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 41
Country Progress Level 5
Urbanization 86%
Continent Australia
Region Australia and Pacific
10/40 Window No
Country Code AS
Official Language(s) English
Literacy Rate 99%
Estimated Illiterate Population 263,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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