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Languages spoken in Desert Springs
15.9% of Desert Springs residents speak a language other than English at home, across 27 languages (ABS Census 2021).
1,514
Residents
15.9%
+80.5%Speak a language other than English
27
Languages spoken
34.2%
+29.9%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Hindi24+100%
- 02Punjabi23+667%
- 03Mandarin18+28.6%
- 04Malayalam16
- 05Spanish16+77.8%
- 06Italian15+25.0%
- 07Cantonese13+225%
- 08Arabic10
- 09Filipino9+200%
- 10Polish9
Where residents were born
34.2% born overseas, across 31 countries.
- 01United States of America152+34.5%
- 02India63+294%
- 03New Zealand47+56.7%
- 04England37-37.3%
- 05Philippines36+33.3%
- 06South Africa20+17.6%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)13+85.7%
- 08Scotland13+85.7%
- 09Zimbabwe13+18.2%
- 10Sri Lanka11+175%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Desert Springs at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs704+39.1%
- 02Christianity624-11.6%
- 03Hinduism63+142%
- 04Buddhism18-43.8%
- 05Islam15
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