According to 2020 statistics, Australia boasts a population of 118,000 Jews - the eighth-largest in the world. Australia’s Jewish community is a diverse community comprised of both Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry, that is active in Australian society – notably high offices of the state and judiciary – and unique in its low rate of intermarriage - around 15%. The leading communal organization for the Australian Jewish community is the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) – the Australian affiliate of the World Jewish Congress. Robert Goot, two-time past president of the ECAJ, is co-chairman of the WJC Policy Council and a member of the WJC Steering Committee.