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Languages spoken in Cowes
6.9% of Cowes residents speak a language other than English at home, across 34 languages (ABS Census 2021).
6,409
Residents
6.9%
+67.2%Speak a language other than English
34
Languages spoken
18.0%
+42.0%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Italian67+48.9%
- 02Punjabi52+271%
- 03Mandarin39+105%
- 04Greek37+37.0%
- 05German26+4.0%
- 06Spanish26+117%
- 07Vietnamese24+300%
- 08Cantonese21+133%
- 09Dutch17+113%
- 10French10+233%
Where residents were born
18.0% born overseas, across 37 countries.
- 01England422+35.7%
- 02New Zealand116+31.8%
- 03India75+82.9%
- 04Italy59+78.8%
- 05Germany47+124%
- 06Scotland33-19.5%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)32+68.4%
- 08Netherlands31+3.3%
- 09Greece28+300%
- 10Ireland25+108%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Cowes at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs3,025+67.3%
- 02Christianity2,756+12.9%
- 03Buddhism75+33.9%
- 04Hinduism60+186%
- 05Islam17+467%
- 06Judaism4
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