Islam in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The bright yellow minaret atop the mosque on Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Islam in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is the majority religion. As of the 2016 census, 75% of the population were Muslim. ^[1]

The large Muslim population is due to the migration of labourers who were brought to Cocos (Keeling) Islands and to Christmas Island of ethnic Malay and Indonesian origin. The population on the two inhabited Cocos (Keeling) Islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island (est. pop. 120) and the ethnic Malays on Home Island (est. pop. 500).

The Island's main Muslim organisation is the Islamic Council of Cocos Keeling Islands. ^[2]

Mosque

There are three mosques on the islands, the most recent of which is the Commonwealth Heritage-listed West Island Mosque. ^[3] The Home Island Mosque is one of the most vibrant places on the island, with its minaret painted in the colours of the territorial flag: green and gold. ^{[4] [5]}

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  Home Island Mosque
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  Home Island Yellow dome of the mosque

See also

• Islam in Australia
• Islam in Christmas Island
• Religion in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cocos (Keeling) Islands". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
2. "Islamic Council Pulu Cocos". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
3. Jupp, James (Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies), ed. (2001). The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins (illustrated, reprint, revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 225. ISBN   0521807891.
4. Stanley, David (10 June 2015), Home Island Mosque , retrieved 3 April 2025
5. McLean, Darren (26 March 2021). "Cocos (Keeling) Islands Travel Guide - taste2travel - CCI Guide!". taste2travel. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

External links

• Persatuan Islam Pulu Cocos