NSW · Suburb

Languages spoken in Ocean Shores

8.6% of Ocean Shores residents speak a language other than English at home, across 20 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,759

Residents

8.6%

+77.5%

Speak a language other than English

20

Languages spoken

16.9%

+34.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    German
    83+69.4%
  2. 02
    Hebrew
    71+77.5%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    69+360%
  4. 04
    Portuguese
    53+76.7%
  5. 05
    Italian
    46+58.6%
  6. 06
    French
    40+73.9%
  7. 07
    Japanese
    32+100%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    14
  9. 09
    Dutch
    13+333%
  10. 10
    Indonesian
    12+50.0%

Where residents were born

16.9% born overseas, across 33 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    263+2.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    114+8.6%
  3. 03
    Germany
    63+10.5%
  4. 04
    Israel
    54+92.9%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    51+24.4%
  6. 06
    Brazil
    40+167%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    34+113%
  8. 08
    Italy
    32+129%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    30+500%
  10. 10
    Canada
    28+55.6%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Ocean Shores at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,451+39.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,415-20.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1280%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    96+134%
  5. 05
    Islam
    21+90.9%
  6. 06
    Hinduism
    19+171%

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