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Languages spoken in Byron Bay

13.7% of Byron Bay residents speak a language other than English at home, across 29 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,740

Residents

13.7%

+120%

Speak a language other than English

29

Languages spoken

26.9%

+92.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    255+390%
  2. 02
    French
    124+164%
  3. 03
    Italian
    111+98.2%
  4. 04
    Portuguese
    108+130%
  5. 05
    German
    71+97.2%
  6. 06
    Japanese
    63+43.2%
  7. 07
    Dutch
    28+600%
  8. 08
    Hebrew
    20+5.3%
  9. 09
    Swedish
    19+5.6%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    11

Where residents were born

26.9% born overseas, across 46 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    409+40.5%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    163+11.6%
  3. 03
    Brazil
    118+293%
  4. 04
    Argentina
    105
  5. 05
    United States of America
    103+90.7%
  6. 06
    France
    99+130%
  7. 07
    Germany
    97+116%
  8. 08
    Italy
    87+235%
  9. 09
    Spain
    71+373%
  10. 10
    Japan
    66+57.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Byron Bay at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,030+54.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,697-2.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    165+7.1%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    73+97.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    25+25.0%
  6. 06
    Islam
    6+20.0%

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