There are 372 religious organisations as of 19th October 2019. There may be approx. 347 religious if different geographic groups are of the one religious belief (designated x below).
For example:
Orthodox Catholic Church
Orthodox Catholic Church Of Australia - Caboolture
Orthodox Catholic Church of Christ the King
In total, there are 405 ministers of religious organisations. However, 39 of these religious celebrants are also authorised to perform "civil" ceremonies, which may or may not adhere to the civil law definition of marriage i.e. Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
There are also 327 Religious Celebrants who will not adhere to the civil law definition of marriage ie, will not marriage two people of the same sex. These are marriage celebrants who transferred from Subdivision C to Subdivision D Commonwealth Marriage Celebrants to ensure they would not be vulnerable to legal action under Anti-Discrimination legislation if they refuse to marry same sex couples.
The total number of religious marriage celebrant in Subdivision D = 732 (19.10.2019)
Reference:
https://marriage.ag.gov.au/commonwealthcelebrants/religious
Acts Missions International Inc. | QLD | |||
Adelaide Abundant Life Centre | SA | |||
Agape Christian Church, Rooty Hill, New South Wales. | NSW | |||
Al Zahra Muslim Association | NSW | |||
All Nations Church & Prayer Ministry | NSW | |||
Alrahman Islamic Centre Incorporated | NSW | |||
Alrissalah Islamic Association of Victoria | VIC | |||
Amazing Grace Christian Church | NSW | |||
Ancient Church of the East | NSW | |||
" " " " " | VIC | |||
Anglican Catholic Church | NSW | |||
Anglican Independent Communion Australia | QLD | |||
" " " " " | VIC | |||
Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Of Australia | NSW | |||
Associated Peniel Ministeries Australia Inc. Hope & Victory Christian Church | QLD | |||
x | Associated Peniel Ministries Australia Inc | VIC | ||
" " " " " | VIC | |||
Association of Brotherhood and Cooperation Incorporated | NSW | |||
Assyrian Christian Church | NSW | |||
Austral-Asian Chinese Church | NSW | |||
Australia (Nur) The Light Foundation Inc. | VIC | |||
Australia Light Foundation | VIC | |||
Australian Bosna Hercegovina Islamic Society GHB Sydney | NSW | |||
Australian Burmese Christian Fellowship | WA | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
Australian Celtic Anabaptist Church | QLD | |||
Australian Christian Churches | QLD | |||
Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church | QLD | |||
Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students | NSW | |||
Australian Fellowship of Faith Churches and Ministers International | QLD | |||
Australian Islamic Social Association | VIC | |||
Australian Sikh Association (ASA) | NSW | |||
Bankstown Muslim Association | NSW | |||
Beit Gan - Eden Messianic Community | QLD | |||
Bethany Baptist Church | WA | |||
Bethel Presbyterian Church | QLD | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church | QLD | |||
Bible Salvation Assembly | TAS | |||
Bible Salvation Fellowship, Niddrie | VIC | |||
Bible Truth Fellowship, Toowoomba, Queensland | QLD | |||
Blackwood Family Church, Boyup Brook, Western Australia | WA | |||
Bodhikusuma Buddhist & Meditation Centre - Theravada Tradition | NSW | |||
Brisbane Church Of Christ | QLD | |||
Brisbane Sikh Temple ( Gurdwara ) Inc | QLD | |||
Brunstad Christian Church, Melbourne | VIC | |||
Buddhist Society of WA and civil ceremonies | WA | |||
Bundaberg Living Word Fellowship | QLD | |||
Cabramatta Vineyard Church Inc. | NSW | |||
Caloundra Holiness Church | QLD | |||
Calvary Chapel Church Secret Harbour | WA | |||
x | Calvary Chapel Newcastle | NSW | ||
Calvary Lighthouse Inc. | QLD | |||
Calvary Worship Centre, Noble Park | VIC | |||
Canberra Korean Presbyterian Church | ACT | |||
Cardwell Baptist Church, Cardwell, Queensland | QLD | |||
Carmel Bible-Presbyterian Church Inc | WA | |||
Centre Church for Harvest Incorporated and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Chester Reeve's Ministries | WA | |||
Chinese Christian Church | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
x | Chinese Christian Church Sydney | NSW | ||
x | Chinese Christian Church Sydney and civil ceremonies | QLD | Civil Ceremonies | |
x | Chinese Christian Church of Victoria Inc. and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | |
Chinese Methodist Church Of Melbourne | VIC | |||
Chinese Presbyterian Church Inc and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Christ Evangelical Center Of Australia | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Christ Our Hope Ministries Sydney | NSW | |||
Christian Catholic Church | VIC | |||
Christian Gospel Centre | QLD | |||
Chung Tian Temple | QLD | |||
Church Of Christ | NSW | |||
" " " " " and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Church of Holy Spirit | WA | |||
Church of Jesus is a good Shephard | QLD | |||
Church of Life | VIC | |||
Church Of Spiritual Enlightenment | NSW | |||
Church Of The Living God | NSW | |||
Church of the Nazerene - Mackay and civil ceremonies | QLD | |||
Church of True Christian Spiritual Molokans | SA | |||
CityHarvest International | QLD | |||
Cityview Church Inc. | NSW | |||
Clayton Community Church | VIC | |||
Coffs Harbour Bible Church | NSW | |||
Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches of Australia | SA | |||
Condell Park Bible Church | NSW | |||
Cornerstone Community Inc. | VIC | |||
x | Cornerstone Community Ltd | NSW | ||
Crossroads Christian Fellowship | VIC | |||
Darul Aman Mosque | WA | |||
Darulfatwa - Islamic High Council of Australia | NSW | |||
Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Australia | NT | |||
Deo Gloria Community Church Leeming | WA | |||
x | Deo Gloria Community Church Rockingham Inc. | WA | ||
Devonport Community Church | TAS | |||
Eagle Heights Spiritual Centre and civil ceremonies | QLD | Civil Ceremonies | ||
EagleDove Ministries Inc | VIC | |||
Eaglenet Ministry International | QLD | |||
Eagles' Wings Ministries Inc., Botany, New South Wales | NSW | |||
Eastern Shore Church Of Christ | TAS | |||
Echuca Community Church | VIC | |||
Ecumenical Catholic Church of Australia Inc and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Edwardstown Baptist Church | SA | |||
El Shaddai Kwiana Christian Fellowship Inc. | WA | |||
" " " " " and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Elisha Care | VIC | |||
Endeavour Christian Gathering | WA | |||
Evangel Christian Fellowship | WA | |||
Evangelical Chinese Church, Melbourne | VIC | |||
" " " " " | VIC | |||
Evangelical Chinese Church, Sydney and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Evangelical Formosan Church Of Sydney | NSW | |||
Evangelical Lutheran Congregations Of The Reformation | QLD | |||
" " " " " | QLD | |||
" " " " " | QLD | |||
Every Home For Christ Inc | NSW | |||
Faith City Australia | NSW | |||
Faith Community Church Incorporated | WA | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
Finnish Pentecostal Church, Melbourne | VIC | |||
First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church | VIC | |||
x | First Samoan Full Gospel Pentecostal Church Inc | QLD | ||
First Sikh Temple Of Australia - Woolgoolga | NSW | |||
Free Church Of Tonga, Canterbury | NSW | |||
x | Free Church Of Tonga, Mascot Parish, Sydney. | QLD | ||
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland | NSW | |||
Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Australia (Victoria) Incorporated | VIC | |||
Freedom Ministries | QLD | |||
Fruitful Vine Melbourne Church | VIC | |||
Full Life Christian Fellowship, Inc., South Strathfield, NSW | NSW | |||
Gateway International Church | SA | |||
GBI Antiokhia | NSW | |||
Geelong Revival Centre | VIC | |||
Glorious Gospel Church | NSW | |||
Glory of God Church | WA | |||
Good News Community Elizabeth Park Incorporated | SA | |||
Gospel Church of Jesus Inc | NSW | |||
Gospel Faith Fellowship | QLD | |||
Gospel Power Ministries Australia Inc. | VIC | |||
Grace Bible Church | NSW | |||
x | Grace Bible Church Inc. | WA | ||
Grace Christian Church Inc. | NSW | |||
Grace Evangelical Church Newcastle Inc. | NSW | |||
Grace Heart Community Church and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Greek Exarchate of the Kiev Patriarchate (Ukranian Orthodox Church) | NSW | |||
Greek Free (Evangelical) Church | VIC | |||
Greenwell Point Union Church | NSW | |||
Guildford Christian Assembly | NSW | |||
Guru Nanak Sikh Temple | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Haneul Sarang Church | NSW | |||
Harbour Lights Christian Centre | QLD | |||
Harvest Christian Fellowship, Canberra Inc. | ACT | |||
Harvest Church Central Coast | NSW | |||
Heritage of Faith Christian Church | QLD | |||
Hindu Council of Australia and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Hindu Dharam Sabha of Australian Inc | NSW | |||
Hindu Heritage Society (HHS) Incorporated and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Hindu Samaj Australia Inc and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Hindu Society of Australia and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
x | Hindu Society of Queensland and civil ceremonies | QLD | Civil Ceremonies | |
x | Hindu Society Of South Australia | SA | ||
Hindu Vedic | NSW | |||
Hindu Vedic Sanatan Dharma and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Hobart Salvation Centre | TAS | |||
Holland Park Church Of Christ | QLD | |||
Holy Ghost Church Of Christ | VIC | |||
Holy Trinity Limited | SA | |||
Hope and Victory Christian Centre | QLD | |||
Hope And Victory Ministries - Miami QLD | QLD | |||
Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church | SA | |||
Imam Ali (A) Islamic Centre | VIC | |||
Independent Moslem Alawi Religion, Greenacre, New South Wales. | NSW | |||
Indian Cultural Society | NSW | |||
Indigenous Ministries | VIC | |||
Indonesian and Multicultural Church | QLD | |||
Indonesian Christian Family Church (GKKI) | VIC | |||
Indonesian Family Church inc - Place of Hope | NSW | |||
Ingham Independent Baptist Church | QLD | |||
Inner Life Church and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Interfaith | NSW | |||
International Christian Ministerial Association - Oceania | QLD | |||
Islamic Association Of Australia Inc | VIC | |||
Islamic Association of Prospect Inc. NSW and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Islamic Charity Projects Association | NSW | |||
Islamic Charity Projects Association, Bankstown | NSW | |||
Islamic High Council of Australia and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Islamic Information And Resource Centre (IIRC) | NSW | |||
Islamic Instruction & Social Services of Australia | VIC | |||
Islamic Supreme Legal Council of Australia Inc | VIC | |||
Islamic Trust Schools Of Victoria | VIC | |||
Jafary Community Supporting Social and Culture of the Shea In WA | WA | |||
Jerry Savelle Ministries | QLD | |||
Jesus Is Lord Church Australia Inc. | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Jesus Lord Of The Harvest Fellowship and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Joy City Church | WA | |||
Jubilee International Church | NSW | |||
Kerisiano Faafouina Church in Australia Inc | NSW | |||
Kingdom City Church | SA | |||
Kingdom Light Christian Centre Inc | WA | |||
Kingsway Fellowship International Inc | WA | |||
Korean Central Presbyterian Church | NSW | |||
x | Korean Presbyterian Church In Sydney | NSW | ||
Korean Presbyterian Reformed Church | ACT | |||
Korean Pure Presbyterian Church Of Adelaide | SA | |||
Kubatul Islam Mosque (Cocos Keeling Islands) | WA | |||
Life Church Castle Hill | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Lifestyle Training Ministries | NSW | |||
Lighthouse Chapel International | NSW | |||
Lighthouse Christian Centre | SA | |||
Living Gospel Church/Talalelei Ola | NSW | |||
Living Grace Christian Church Inc. | NSW | |||
Living Stone Evangelical Free Church of Australia | NSW | |||
Living Stream Ministries Incorporated | SA | |||
Living Word Faith Ministries Inc, Eight Mile Plains | QLD | |||
Living Word Tabernade | QLD | |||
Lord of Peace Church of Samoa in Australia | NSW | |||
Lord's Light Presbyterian Church | NSW | |||
M T & F MINISTRIES LTD. | NSW | |||
Macarthur District Community Church | NSW | |||
Macedonian Orthodox Community of Australia | NSW | |||
x | Macedonian Orthodox Community Of Newcastle District - Church Of 'St Mary' | NSW | ||
x | Macedonian Orthodox Community of Sydney - Sydney | NSW | ||
Mahanaim Ministry | NSW | |||
Maitland Baptist Church NSW and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Maranatha Romanian Christian Church Mission Inc | WA | |||
Matthew 24 Ministries | TAS | |||
Melbourne Bible Believers. Inc | VIC | |||
Melbourne Church Of Christ | VIC | |||
Messianic Ministries Incorporated | ACT | |||
Miracle Christian Center Inc | VIC | |||
Mission Kwa Sizabantu Australia Inc. Commonly Known As | SA | |||
Moroccan United Arabic Community, Brunswick, Victoria. | VIC | |||
MosaiXchurch Inc. | NSW | |||
Moslem Alawi Youth Movement | NSW | |||
Moslem Alawy Society | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Mt George Christian Church | NSW | |||
Mukti- Gupteshwar Mandir Society | NSW | |||
Multicultural Christian Fellowship | NT | |||
Nepalese Hindu Society of Australia and Civil Ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
New Covenant Fellowship | NSW | |||
New Covenant Life Centre Inc. | WA | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
New Covenant Pentecostal Church | VIC | |||
New Frontiers Grace City Church | NSW | |||
New Life Christian Community Inc | WA | |||
New Life Church - Holroyd. | NSW | |||
New Life In Christ Fellowship in Australia (NSW) Incorporated | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
North Coast Community Church | NSW | |||
North Shore Sikh Association | NSW | |||
Northern Rivers Sikh Association | NSW | |||
Oceania General Assembly | NSW | |||
Old Paths Bible Church | TAS | |||
Order Of The Mystic Rose, Incorporated | TAS | |||
Orthodox Catholic Church | QLD | |||
Orthodox Catholic Church Of Australia - Caboolture | QLD | |||
Orthodox Catholic Church of Christ the King | QLD | |||
" " " " " | QLD | |||
" " " " " | QLD | |||
Orthodox Catholic Church of Christ the King and civil ceremonies | QLD | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Our Community Spiritual Church | NSW | |||
Padthaway Vineyard Christian Fellowship | SA | |||
Path of Hope and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church | SA | |||
Peniel Free Pentecostal Church (PFPC) | SA | |||
Perth Bread Of Life Christian Church Inc. | WA | |||
" " " " " | WA | |||
Perth Chinese Christian Church | WA | |||
Picton Bible Church | NSW | |||
Plumpton Community Church | NSW | |||
POWER IN THE NAME - CHURCH INCORPORATED | NSW | |||
Praise Evangelical Free Church Of Australia | NSW | |||
Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association | QLD | |||
Ravenswood Church Of Christ, Ravenswood | TAS | |||
Red Door Community Church and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Redeemer Baptist Church | NSW | |||
Redlands Community Church of the Churches of Christ | QLD | |||
Redlands Spiritual Centre | QLD | |||
Reflection Christian Ministry | NSW | |||
Renewal Chinese Christian Church, Victoria | VIC | |||
Restoration Life In Christ Church | QLD | |||
Restoration Ministries | QLD | |||
Rivers of Life | NSW | |||
Riverview Church and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Rockhampton Church Of Christ ( Non- Denominational) | QLD | |||
Romanian Pentecostal and Romanian Baptist Church and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Romanian Pentecostal Church - Bethel Inc. | SA | |||
Romanian Penticostal Church | QLD | |||
Russian Molokan Spiritual Christian Church | SA | |||
Samoan Christian Worship Centre | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church | QLD | |||
Samoan Presbyterian Church, Minto, New South Wales | NSW | |||
Samoan Unity Christian Churches Of Australia | NSW | |||
" " " " " | QLD | |||
Set Free Ministries Australia Ltd | QLD | |||
Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement | NSW | |||
" " " " " | NSW | |||
Shalom Community Church | NSW | |||
Shambhallah Branch Of Universal Life Church | QLD | |||
Shark Bay Christian Fellowship | WA | |||
Sheltering Tree International Church Inc. | QLD | |||
Shia Muslim | NSW | |||
Shirdi Sai Sansthan Melbourne | VIC | |||
Shiv Sati Ramayan Mandali | NSW | |||
Shophar Ministries | NSW | |||
Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha Of Australia | NSW | |||
Shree Sanatan Dharm Sabha Of NSW Inc. | NSW | |||
Sikh Association Of WA and civil ceremonies | WA | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Sikh Mission Centre Sydney Inc and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Sikh Society Of South Australia Inc | SA | |||
Siloam Betesda Christian Church | SA | |||
Slavic Evangelical Pentecostal Church | NSW | |||
Sonlife Church | WA | |||
South East Christians | VIC | |||
South-West Evangelical Church Inc. | NSW | |||
Southside Spiritual Haven Church and civil ceremonies | QLD | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Sovereign Grace Ministries, Australia | NSW | |||
Spiritual Christian Russian Molokan Church of Ingle Farm | SA | |||
Spiritual Churches Of Australia | NSW | |||
Sri Guru Singh Sabha | NSW | |||
Sri Guru Singh Sabha and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
" " " " " | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Sri Venkateswara Temple Association. | NSW | |||
St Barnabas Broadway Church | NSW | |||
St Martins Community Church - Collingwood | VIC | |||
Sureway International Christian Ministries | VIC | |||
Sutherland Christian Fellowship | NSW | |||
Sutherland Spiritual Centre | NSW | |||
Sydney Church Of Christ | NSW | |||
Sydney Community Church | NSW | |||
Sydney Living Stone Church | NSW | |||
Sydney Mandarin Christian Church, Hurstville, NSW | NSW | |||
Sydney Woori Church | NSW | |||
Sydney Zen Centre | NSW | |||
Temple Of Light Spiritualist Church Of WA | WA | |||
Temple Society Australia and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Temple Society Of Australia | VIC | |||
The Albanian Sakie Islamic (Mosque) Society | VIC | |||
The Ancient Church Of The East | NSW | |||
The Baik Yang Presbyterian Church Inc | WA | |||
The Brisbane Finnish Pentecostal Church | QLD | |||
The Christian Spiritual Fellowship | QLD | |||
The Church Of God | QLD | |||
The Church Of Pentecost Australia Inc. | NSW | |||
The Council Of Australian Turks | VIC | |||
The Fathers House | NSW | |||
The Fountain of Living Waters | WA | |||
The Full Gospel International Church | VIC | |||
The General Assembly of Korean Presbyterian Church in Oceania | NSW | |||
The Islamic Association of Ali Alayhe As-Salam and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
The Jewish Family Community Centre Inc | VIC | |||
The Life Centre Church Broadbeach | QLD | |||
The Mandaean Spiritual Council of Australia & The International Mandaean Nasor | NSW | |||
The Miracle Centre Inc. and Grace & Glory Ministries International | WA | |||
The Moslem Alawi Youth Movement and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
The Redeemed Christian Church of God | NSW | |||
x | The Redeemed Christian Church of God, WA | WA | ||
The Russian Orthodox Church Of The Holy Trinity- Moscow Patriarchate (English S | VIC | |||
The Supreme Islamic Shiite Council of Australia | NSW | |||
The United Arab Moslems Association, New South Wales | NSW | |||
The Vedic Training and Cultural Services of Western Australia Inc. | WA | |||
The White Eagle Lodge Of Australasia Limited, Maleny | QLD | |||
Tokaikolo Christian Fellowship | NSW | |||
Tokaikolo Christian Fellowship In Australia | NSW | |||
Trinity Church Tamworth | NSW | |||
True Spiritual Christian Molokan Church | SA | |||
Tulsi Manas Satsang Sanstha and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Unification Church and civil ceremonies | VIC | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Vedic Pratinidhi Sabha & Arya Samaj Of Australia Inc. and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Vedic Sanatan Society Of NSW | NSW | |||
Victory Christian Centre Inc | SA | |||
Victory Church International Ltd | SA | |||
Vietnamese Evangelical Church In Australia | VIC | |||
" " " " " | VIC | |||
x | Vietnamese Evangelical Church In Australia Perth | WA | ||
Vishwa Shanti Ashram Of Australia Inc | NSW | |||
Vision Christian Fellowship | ACT | |||
Vision Church Tasmania | TAS | |||
Vision Fellowship | ACT | |||
Vision Ministries | NSW | |||
Vision To All Nations International, Sunnybank, Queensland. | QLD | |||
Waheguru Simran Society Inc. Sydney | NSW | |||
Warringah Church Of Christ (Non-Denominational) and civil ceremonies | NSW | Civil Ceremonies | ||
Warrnambool Bible Faith Fellowship | VIC | |||
Williamstown Gospel Mission | VIC | |||
Witches Guild and civil ceremonies | VIC | |||
Word Of Faith Fellowship, Taree, New South Wales | NSW | |||
World Christianship Ministries | NSW | |||
World Harvest Ministries Incorporated | WA | |||
Young Life Australia | NSW | |||
Zion Fellowship Inc | WA | |||
Zion Praise Harvest | WA | |||
x | Zion Praise Harvest - Perth | WA | ||