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Languages spoken in Brisbane City

39.1% of Brisbane City residents speak a language other than English at home, across 68 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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11,894

Residents

39.1%

+17.2%

Speak a language other than English

68

Languages spoken

51.0%

+21.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,301+18.0%
  2. 02
    Korean
    509-28.7%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    431+67.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    323+2.2%
  5. 05
    Thai
    195+231%
  6. 06
    Japanese
    154-24.1%
  7. 07
    Portuguese
    145-38.6%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    143+62.5%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    124+158%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    99-50.0%

Where residents were born

51.0% born overseas, across 77 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,014+28.8%
  2. 02
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    520-31.0%
  3. 03
    England
    427+25.6%
  4. 04
    India
    400+73.9%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    332+62.0%
  6. 06
    Colombia
    264+110%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    247+178%
  8. 08
    Taiwan
    241-18.9%
  9. 09
    Thailand
    215+207%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    212+14.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Brisbane City at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,816+47.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,621+23.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    663+45.1%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    405+86.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    2620%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    19+72.7%

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