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Languages spoken in Blackheath

5.6% of Blackheath residents speak a language other than English at home, across 30 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,710

Residents

5.6%

+16.4%

Speak a language other than English

30

Languages spoken

17.9%

+12.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    29+38.1%
  2. 02
    German
    27-46.0%
  3. 03
    French
    21+50.0%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    17+6.3%
  5. 05
    Thai
    15+25.0%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    11+267%
  7. 07
    Greek
    11-52.2%
  8. 08
    Japanese
    11-38.9%
  9. 09
    Korean
    10+25.0%
  10. 10
    Italian
    9+50.0%

Where residents were born

17.9% born overseas, across 40 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    325+16.9%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    98-1.0%
  3. 03
    United States of America
    52+20.9%
  4. 04
    Germany
    40-20.0%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    33+26.9%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    28+16.7%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    20+186%
  8. 08
    India
    18+500%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    17-48.5%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    17-10.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Blackheath at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,500+29.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,630-14.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    115-5.0%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    26+550%
  5. 05
    Islam
    3-57.1%

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