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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.

  1. 01
    Hindi
    24+100%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    23+667%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    18+28.6%
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    16
  5. 05
    Spanish
    16+77.8%
  6. 06
    Italian
    15+25.0%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    13+225%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    10
  9. 09
    Filipino
    9+200%
  10. 10
    Polish
    9

Where residents were born

34.2% born overseas, across 31 countries.

  1. 01
    United States of America
    152+34.5%
  2. 02
    India
    63+294%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    47+56.7%
  4. 04
    England
    37-37.3%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    36+33.3%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    20+17.6%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    13+85.7%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    13+85.7%
  9. 09
    Zimbabwe
    13+18.2%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    11+175%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Desert Springs at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    704+39.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    624-11.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    63+142%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    18-43.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    15

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