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This non-exhaustive list of Australia's largest churches by regular attendance provides both regular attendance and formal membership, from recent records, of some of the largest churches at particular locations around Australia. Some large churches may include congregations from other locations in their attendance figures.

Church	Location(s)	Affiliation	Founded	Attendance	Membership
Hillsong Church	Hills - Baulkham Hills, Sydney City - Waterloo, Sydney South West - Campbelltown, Sydney Brisbane - Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1983^[1]	21,000^[1]	?
Paradise Community Church	Paradise, Adelaide, South Australia	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1982	6,000	?
CityLife Church	Knox, Melbourne, Victoria	Independent Pentecostal	1967	5,200^[2]	?
Crossway Baptist Church	Burwood East, Melbourne	Baptist	1949	5,000^[3]	?
Riverview Church	Burswood, Perth, Western Australia	Independent	1979	4,500^[4]	?
Citipointe Church	Mansfield, Brisbane, Queensland	Christian Outreach Centre	1974	4,500	?
C3 Church Sydney	Oxford Falls - Oxford Falls, Sydney Silverwater - Silverwater, Sydney City - Potts Point, Sydney	Christian City Churches	1980	4,000	?
City Church	Brisbane - Bowen Hills, Brisbane Logan - Logan, Brisbane	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1932	4,000	?
Shirelive Church	Shire - Sutherland, Sydney Bayside - Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney Cityside - Surry Hills, Sydney	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1953	4,500	6,000
Kings Christian Church	Buderim, Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	?	3,000^[5]	?
Edge Church	Reynella, Adelaide	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1994	3,000	?
Careforce Church	Mount Evelyn, Melbourne	Church of Christ	?	3,000^[6]	?
Planetshakers City Church	East Melbourne, Melbourne	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	2004	2,600+^[7]	?
Inspire Church	Hoxton Park, Sydney	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1981	2,500	?
Christian City Church, Bridgeman Downs	Bald Hills, Brisbane	Christian City Churches	1986	2,500	?
Bridge Church (Richmond AOG)	Richmond, Melbourne	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1939	2,000	?
Faith! Christian Church	North Dandenong, Melbourne	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	?	2,000	?
Northside Christian Church	Everton Park, Brisbane	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1956	1,800	?
Enjoy Church	North Sunshine, Melbourne	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	1998^[8]	2,400^[8]	?
Gateway Baptist Church	Mackenzie, Brisbane	Baptist	1993	1,500	?
New Peninsula Church	Mount Martha, Melbourne	Baptist	?	1,500	?
Glen Waverley Anglican Church	Glen Waverley, Melbourne	Anglican	?	1,500	?
Victory Life Centre	Osborne Park, Perth	Pentecostal	1995	1,200^[9]	?
Worship Centre	Brisbane	Pentecostal	2000	1,200^[10]	?
SHAC Community	Kew, Melbourne	Anglican	1888	1,200	?
Bayside Church	Cheltenham, Melbourne	Christian City Churches	?	1,200	?
Generation Church	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australian Christian Churches (AOG)	2004	1,000	?
St Judes, Melbourne	Carlton, Melbourne	Anglican	?	1,000^[11]	?
New Hope Baptist Church	Blackburn, Melbourne	Baptist	?	1,000	?
Gateway Church	Frankston, Melbourne	Baptist	1986	800^[12]	?
Christian City Church Whitehorse	Box Hill, Melbourne	Christian City Churches	?	800	?
Faith Community Church	Winthrop, Perth	Pentecostal	1995	600^[9]	?
Life Ministry Centre	Chirnside Park, Melbourne	Independent	1958	500	?

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[edit] References

^ ^a ^b 'About Hillsong' Hillsong. http://myhillsong.com/more-hillsong Retrieved 27 May 2009.
^ Barney Zwartz, 'The Hallelujah chorus' The Age. (24 December 2004) http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/12/23/1103391889876.html Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ Barney Zwartz, 'Message comes full circle for atheist turned pastor' The Age. (1 June 2008) http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/message-comes-full-circle-for-atheist-turned-pastor/2008/02/03/1201973740381.html Retrieved 1 June 2008.
^ 'Our History' Riverview Church. http://www.riverviewchurch.com.au/church/snapshot.php Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ 'National Vice President' Australian Christian Churches: AOG. http://www.aog.org.au/AboutUs/OurLeadership/NationalVicePresidentAlunDavies/tabid/149/Default.aspx Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ Barney Zwartz, 'Counting our blessings: faith's demographics' The Age. (17 July 2004) http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/16/1089694559861.html Retrieved 27 May 2009.
^ Katherine Kizilos, 'The Idol edge' The Age. (2 November 2006) http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/the-christian-idol-edge/2006/11/01/1162339911453.html Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b 'History' Enjoy Church. http://www.enjoychurch.com.au/church Retrieved 26 May 2009.
^ ^a ^b www.victorylifecentre.com.au
^ worshipcentre.com.au
^ Zwartz, 'The Hallelujah chorus'.
^ 'New life for old cinema in Frankston', Frankston Standard Leader. (21 April 2008) http://frankston-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-life-for-old-cinema-in-frankston/ Retrieved 26 May 2009.

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[myhillsong.com-0] 'About Hillsong' Hillsong. http://myhillsong.com/more-hillsong Retrieved 27 May 2009.

[1] Barney Zwartz, 'The Hallelujah chorus' The Age. (24 December 2004) http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/12/23/1103391889876.html Retrieved 26 May 2009.

[2] Barney Zwartz, 'Message comes full circle for atheist turned pastor' The Age. (1 June 2008) http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/message-comes-full-circle-for-atheist-turned-pastor/2008/02/03/1201973740381.html Retrieved 1 June 2008.

[3] 'Our History' Riverview Church. http://www.riverviewchurch.com.au/church/snapshot.php Retrieved 26 May 2009.

[4] 'National Vice President' Australian Christian Churches: AOG. http://www.aog.org.au/AboutUs/OurLeadership/NationalVicePresidentAlunDavies/tabid/149/Default.aspx Retrieved 26 May 2009.

[5] Barney Zwartz, 'Counting our blessings: faith's demographics' The Age. (17 July 2004) http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/16/1089694559861.html Retrieved 27 May 2009.

[6] Katherine Kizilos, 'The Idol edge' The Age. (2 November 2006) http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/the-christian-idol-edge/2006/11/01/1162339911453.html Retrieved 26 May 2009.

[enjoychurch.com.au-7] 'History' Enjoy Church. http://www.enjoychurch.com.au/church Retrieved 26 May 2009.

[victorylifecentre-8] www.victorylifecentre.com.au

[9] worshipcentre.com.au

[10] Zwartz, 'The Hallelujah chorus'.

[11] 'New life for old cinema in Frankston', Frankston Standard Leader. (21 April 2008) http://frankston-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/new-life-for-old-cinema-in-frankston/ Retrieved 26 May 2009.

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