QLD · Suburb

Languages spoken in Forest Lake

31.2% of Forest Lake residents speak a language other than English at home, across 87 languages (ABS Census 2021).

22,679

Residents

31.2%

+19.7%

Speak a language other than English

87

Languages spoken

36.7%

+4.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    1,917+33.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    540+4.0%
  3. 03
    Samoan
    500+23.2%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    365+9.6%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    325+95.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    322+1.3%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    229+12.8%
  8. 08
    Gujarati
    221+20.1%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    151+42.5%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    140+17.6%

Where residents were born

36.7% born overseas, across 97 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    1,417-16.1%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    1,228+40.8%
  3. 03
    India
    854+35.3%
  4. 04
    England
    811-6.0%
  5. 05
    Sri Lanka
    415+28.1%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    357-6.3%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    323+1.9%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    235-21.1%
  9. 09
    Samoa
    233+4.5%
  10. 10
    Fiji
    196+1.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Forest Lake at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    10,236-12.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,269+22.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,357+10.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    968+30.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    702+32.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    8-33.3%

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