[3] The states and territories with the highest proportion of Jains are Western Australia (0.025%) and Victoria (0.022%), whereas those with the lowest are Queensland (0.006%) and Tasmania (0.001%).
[4] As per the latest census (2021), the Jain population in Australia is 5,851, which is a 44.5% increase between 2016-2021.
[7] Exodus of Asians from Uganda in 1972 due to Idi Amin's policies, forced some Jains to migrate elsewhere, like Australia.
[8][9] Jain centres and/or societies have been established in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, and Melbourne.
The first two Jain Tirthankars in Australia were established in Hindu temples in Sydney and in Canberra.