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Languages spoken in Whalan

26.8% of Whalan residents speak a language other than English at home, across 52 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,886

Residents

26.8%

+7.7%

Speak a language other than English

52

Languages spoken

25.2%

+2.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Samoan
    229-11.6%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    219+36.0%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    122-10.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog
    119+8.2%
  5. 05
    Tongan
    106+19.1%
  6. 06
    Urdu
    76+33.3%
  7. 07
    Bengali
    72+125%
  8. 08
    Filipino
    66+15.8%
  9. 09
    Punjabi
    45+73.1%
  10. 10
    Tamil
    35+59.1%

Where residents were born

25.2% born overseas, across 48 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    211-9.1%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    207+10.7%
  3. 03
    Samoa
    138+7.0%
  4. 04
    Fiji
    100-20.0%
  5. 05
    England
    80-17.5%
  6. 06
    India
    68+1.5%
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    62+210%
  8. 08
    Iraq
    62+226%
  9. 09
    Pakistan
    55+12.2%
  10. 10
    Tonga
    46+9.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Whalan at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,870-16.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,627+25.8%
  3. 03
    Islam
    474+38.6%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    120-2.4%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    65+85.7%

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