Australian Jews

Australian Jews, or Jewish Australians, are Jews who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. There were 97,335 Australians who identified as Jewish in the 2011 census. The actual number may be higher, because an answer to the question on the census was optional and because Haredi Jews or many non-practicing Jews are believed to prefer not to disclose religion in the census. By comparison, the Haaretz Israeli News estimated a Jewish-Australian population of 120,000-150,000 (not limited to adherents of Judaism). Jewish citizens make up about 0.5% of the Australian population. The Jewish community of Australia is composed mostly of Ashkenazi Jews, though there are Jews in Australia from many other traditions and levels of religious observance and participation in the Jewi

Australian Jews

Australian Jews, or Jewish Australians, are Jews who are Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia. There were 97,335 Australians who identified as Jewish in the 2011 census. The actual number may be higher, because an answer to the question on the census was optional and because Haredi Jews or many non-practicing Jews are believed to prefer not to disclose religion in the census. By comparison, the Haaretz Israeli News estimated a Jewish-Australian population of 120,000-150,000 (not limited to adherents of Judaism). Jewish citizens make up about 0.5% of the Australian population. The Jewish community of Australia is composed mostly of Ashkenazi Jews, though there are Jews in Australia from many other traditions and levels of religious observance and participation in the Jewi