People group profile · PG008070
The Thai of Australia
The Thai of Australia, numbering about 30,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community indigenous to Thailand.
They are a diaspora people in the Thai people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Theravada Buddhism, and they primarily speak Thai.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 30,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Thai
- Primary language
- Thai (tha)
- Primary religion
- Theravada Buddhism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Thai are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Thai
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Theravada Buddhism · Buddhism
95% adherents
Primary language
Thai · Tai-Kadai family
100% speak Thai
Gospel resources in Thai
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Thai)
- The Savior (Thai)
Bibles
- King James Version · text
- Standard Version · video
- Standard Version Revision · audio
- Thai Standard Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Thai
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Thai in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101940) is reported in 10 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | Thailand | 22,850,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thai | United States | 195,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thai | Singapore | 64,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thai | Cambodia | 47,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thai | Myanmar | 45,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thai | Malaysia | 34,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thai | Germany | 20,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thai | Hong Kong | 13,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thai | France | 10,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thai | Canada | 9,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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