The Current Religious Landscape - Immergration

What are the two main points that are a result of immergration?

• Boost of Catholicism

• non-christian traditions

After what historical event did the Australian gov realise they needed more people?

WW2

What was the name and role of the person who came up with the ‘Populate or Perish’ slogan?

Arthur Calwell - Mininster for immergration

Why did australia want more people - explain Populate or Perish

Post WW2

• population was to small, needed to build a more sercure national defence against future poteinal invations.

• needed more people to work for defence, econimic benefit + development

Why was England Australia’s first choice for migrants?

Shared:

• lang

• rel traditions - predominantly Protestant Christian traditions

• shared aus culture - as Aus saw self as a britsh nation in race, culture and values
  

• making assimilation easier + Calwell hoped that immergration would strengthen this idenity not change it.

What nations and countries were Australias 2nd choice for immergration?

• Southern Europe - Greece, Italy. Overall Europe: germany, hungry, nertherlands, poland, Yugoslavia

• Those fleeing ‘The Soviet Red Army’

Did the countries Australia opened its doors to immidately after WW2 cause a change in the white aus policy to let more people in?

No Arthur Calwell and the Aus government choice countries where the majority of people where white.

Did these refugees and immergrents have assisted migration from aus gov?

yes

Between what years did Catholism in aus dramatically increase and why?

1947 - 1971

• Aus choice countries that were predominatly Christian

During the which period did the pop of the Church of England decrease in aus?

1947 - 1971

During 1947 and 1971 what Australian Christian faith decreased in pop?

Church of England

The immergration from southern Europen countries caused Catholicisim to …

Become the largest Christian denomination in Aus

1947 Austria pop in aus + religion brought with them

2368 - Catholicism

1971 Austria pop in aus + religion brought with them

23,941 - Catholicism

1947 Germany pop in aus + religion brought with them

8,955 - Lutheranism

1971 Germany pop in aus + religion brought with them

110,811 - Lutheranism

1947 Greece pop in aus + religion brought with them

9,115 - Orthodoxy

1971 Greece pop in aus + religion brought with them

160, 200 - Orthodoxy

1947 Hungary pop in aus + religion brought with them

702 - Catholicism

1971 Hungary pop in aus + religion brought with them

29,160 - Catholicism

What were the European countries that also brought Catholicism to Australia?

Italy, Malta, Nertherland, Poland, Yugoslavia

What was the overall impact of allowing non - european immergrents to come to australia?

The introduction of non-Christian traditions
The strengthening of Catholism + relgious diversitification

What happened in the Aus gov that allowed non-christian traditions to come to aus?

Abolitishment of the White Australia Polcy

What yr was the White Australia Policy/Immigration Restriction Act Abolished?

1973

Between the what years did the Balkans and Turkey bring the most of people and Islam to Australia?

1960 - 1970’s

Between the what years did the Lebanon bring the most of people and Islam to Australia? Why?

1970’s - 1990’s
Due to conflict in Lebanon

Recently what 5 countries have brought their muslim pop to Aus

Iraq, Iran, Sudon, Syria, Myanmar

In 1947 out of the total Christian population what was church of Englands % pervelence?

43.79%

In 1971 out of the total Christian population what was church of Englands % pervelence?

35.97%

In 1947 out of the total Christian population what was the Catholic Churchs % pervelence?

23.5%

In 1971 out of the total Christian population what was the catholic Churches % prevelence?

31.32%

Why was Buddhism brought to Aus?

Migrents from Indochina post Vietnam and Cambodia war

In what decade did Buddhism immergrents from Cambodia and Vietnam peak?

1981 - 1990

In what decade did Buddhist immergrents from China and Thailand peak?

2011 - 2020

What countries brought the majority of Hindu’s to aus?

India, Sri Lanka, Nepal