Atlas of Australia

Australia
Australia with administrative divisions shown.
Location of Australia

The Bahá’í Faith in Australia has a long history beginning with a mention by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1916 following which United Kingdom/American emigrants John and Clara Dunn came to Australia in 1920. They found people willing to convert to the Bahá’í Faith in several cities while further immigrant Bahá’ís also arrived. The first Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in Melbourne followed by the first election of the National Spiritual Assembly in 1934. Though at first denied in 1948, Iranian Bahá’ís arrived in number after 1973 following the persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran. Since the 1980s, the Bahá’ís of Australia have become involved in and spoken out on a number of civic issues, from interfaith initiatives such as Soul Food to conferences on indigenous issues and national policies of equal rights and pay for work.

National Assembly: Australia
Statistics
Population: 24,125,848
Bahá’í pop.: 20,000
Local Assemblies: 200
History
First Bahá’í to visit: John Hyde Dunn, Clara Dunn
First local Bahá’í: Oswald Whitaker, Effie Baker
First National Assembly: 1934 with New Zealand; 1957 independently

Media

A collection of media related to Australia Events (Conferences • Conventions (Nat'l) • Establishments • Holy days • Publications • Seasonal schools (Summer • Winter)) Maps • Buildings and structures • Bahá’í centres (Local • National) • Cities • Schools • Houses of Worship People (Children) • Spiritual Assemblies (Local • National) • Atlas

Notes and references

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