People group profile · PG020267
The Levantine Arabs of Australia
The Levantine Arabs of Australia, numbering about 195,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a diaspora Arab community of predominantly Lebanese and Syrian descent whose identity reflects successive migration waves from the Levant and the preservation of shared Levantine cultural traditions in Australia.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Levant people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Gulf Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 195,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Levant
- Primary language
- Gulf Arabic (afb)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
Where they live
Gospel status
The Levantine Arabs are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Levantine Arabs
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
35% adherents
Primary language
Gulf Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Gulf Arabic
Gospel resources in Gulf Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic Gulf)
- JESUS (Arabic Gulf)
- Magdalena (Arabic Gulf)
- The Savior (Arabic Gulf)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Levantine Arabs
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Arab, Levantine in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109667) is reported in 15 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levantine Arabs | Turkiye | 1,460,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | United Kingdom | 512,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Sweden | 406,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Tunisia | 250,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Egypt | 218,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Middle Eastern Arabs | Germany | 104,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Cote d’Ivoire | 67,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Portugal | 23,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea-Bissau | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Haiti | 5,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Ecuador | 3,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Guinea | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Curacao | 325 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | British Virgin Islands | 60 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Levantine Arabs | Dominica | 50 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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