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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.

  1. 01
    Italian
    67+48.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    52+271%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    39+105%
  4. 04
    Greek
    37+37.0%
  5. 05
    German
    26+4.0%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    26+117%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    24+300%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    21+133%
  9. 09
    Dutch
    17+113%
  10. 10
    French
    10+233%

Where residents were born

18.0% born overseas, across 37 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    422+35.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    116+31.8%
  3. 03
    India
    75+82.9%
  4. 04
    Italy
    59+78.8%
  5. 05
    Germany
    47+124%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    33-19.5%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    32+68.4%
  8. 08
    Netherlands
    31+3.3%
  9. 09
    Greece
    28+300%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    25+108%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Cowes at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,025+67.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,756+12.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    75+33.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    60+186%
  5. 05
    Islam
    17+467%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

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