They seem to be more informed of the threat Down Under...
Australia has a greater percentage of Muslims in relation to their population compared to the USA.
From Wikipedia:
Australia, with a population of about 22 million, has about 480,000 Muslims, or 2.2% of their population.
The following is a breakdown of the country of birth of Muslims in Australia from 2001:
Australia: 36%
Lebanon: 10%
Turkey: 8%
Afghanistan: 3.5%
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 3.5%
Pakistan: 3.2%
Indonesia: 2.9%
Iraq: 2.8%
Bangladesh: 2.7%
Iran: 2.3%
Fiji: 2.0%
On the other hand, Muslims are LESS THAN 1% of our population (about 0.8%).
There are 2.6 million Muslim adherents across our country in 2010.