Very few Laotians lived in Australia before 1976. Then with the new communist government in Laos and the poor economy, many Laotians decided to leave for other countries.
In the early 1980s, many Laotians had come to the state of Victoria and many more came in the 1990s. Most were from Lao (which is in the lowlands of Laos) as well as the Hmong. The Laotians here have remained more or less the same in numbers since then.
There are not many professional workers among them. Most of those that are work in business and in finance. Regards the other Laotians they work in industry and retail. Many of the Lao live in Melbourne.
The Laotians in Australia have organizations that support them. They are mainly Buddhists by religion and there are several Buddhist temples in Melbourne.
Lao people do not like emotions to be shown too much. They do not like to be touched on the head or have a foot pointed at them. The leader of the family must be spoken to first and it is not considered nice if visitors leave too soon. They look to family members first in health matters and they use herbal medicines.
The largest number of Laotians in Australia live in the state of New South Wales. There are Buddhist temples in a few places as well as in Melbourne, such as in Sydney. The Laotians in Australia as well as speaking in Lao can speak in English.
* Scripture Prayers for the Lao in Australia.
* Pray that Australian and Laotian Christians will give the Laotians in Australia the gospel message.
* Pray that there will be freedom for the gospel in Laos.
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Profile Source: Anonymous |
People Name General | Lao |
People Name in Country | Lao |
Population this Country | 12,000 |
Population all Countries | 3,781,000 |
Total Countries | 11 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | No |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
Alternate Names | Eastern Thai; Lào; Lao Boc; Lao Noi; Lao Wiang; Lao-Lu; Lao-Noi; Laotian Tai; Laotian Thai; Lum Lao; Phou Lao; Rong Kong; Tai Lao; Ts'un Lao |
People ID | 12989 |
ROP3 Code | 105643 |
Country | Australia | ||
Region | Australia and Pacific | ||
Continent | Australia | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Country | Australia |
Region | Australia and Pacific |
Continent | Australia |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Primary Language | Lao (12,000 speakers) |
Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Lao (12,000 speakers) |
Language Code | lao Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Lao |
Primary Language: Lao
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1906-1967) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1926-1973) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1932-2012) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
---|---|
Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
---|---|
Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | God's Story Video |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Lao |
Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
General | Four Spiritual Laws |
General | Got Questions Ministry |
Text / Printed Matter | Bible: ລາວ - Lao |
Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |
Primary Religion: | Buddhism |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
87.50 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 1.90 %) |
3.50 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
3.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
6.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Anglican |
Unknown
|
Independent |
Unknown
|
Orthodox |
Unknown
|
Other Christian |
Unknown
|
Protestant |
Unknown
|
Roman Catholic |
Unknown
|
Photo Source | Cambodia Research Network |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |