Mandaean Australians

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Mandaean Australians are Australians who belong to the Mandaean faith or have Mandaean ancestry. About 10,000 people live in Australia, the largest Mandaean population in the world. Most live in Greater Western Sydney, and the Sydney area has the largest Mandaean diaspora.

In Sydney, the community centers in suburbs like Fairfield, Liverpool, and Penrith. In Liverpool, the main Mandi (Beth Manda) is Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi. The Sabian Mandaean Association of Australia has bought land near the Nepean River at Wallacia, New South Wales, where the Wallacia Mandi is being built. Another Mandi in Greater Sydney is Yahya Yuhana Mandi (Mandi Yehya Youhanna) in Prestons.

In Western Sydney, Mandaeans often perform masbuta (baptisms) at places such as Lighthorse Park in Liverpool and at Wallacia Mandi and Yahya Yuhana Mandi. The Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia is the largest Mandaean group in the country, and religious affairs are managed by the Mandaean Synod of Australia.