Islam is on the rise and more Australians are identifying as having no religion, according to the results of the 2016 Census.
The 2016 Census results have been released today showing the number of Australians who identify as Muslim has grown 160 per cent since 1991.
Buddhism and Hinduism have also
increased by 200 per cent and 533 per cent respectively.
Islam represents 2.6 per cent of Australians, compared to 2.2 per cent in 2011, while 2.4 per cent of Australians identify as Buddhist and 1.9 per cent as Hindu.
More and more Australians are identifying as Muslim. Source: AAP
The census also shows 30 per cent of Australians identified as having no religion, compared with 25 per cent in the 2011 census.
Meanwhile, the number of Australians speaking only English at home fell from almost 77 per cent in 2011 to almost 73 per cent in 2016.
The figures showed nearly half of the population are either first or second generation Australians - either being born overseas or with a parent [...]
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