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Languages spoken in Cairns City

14.8% of Cairns City residents speak a language other than English at home, across 32 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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3,545

Residents

14.8%

+10.5%

Speak a language other than English

32

Languages spoken

24.8%

+12.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    67+857%
  2. 02
    French
    57+42.5%
  3. 03
    Korean
    46-51.1%
  4. 04
    Italian
    37-2.6%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    37-31.5%
  6. 06
    Japanese
    26-57.4%
  7. 07
    Punjabi
    26-29.7%
  8. 08
    German
    21+23.5%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    20+122%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    16+6.7%

Where residents were born

24.8% born overseas, across 44 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    148-8.1%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    82-10.9%
  3. 03
    India
    63-8.7%
  4. 04
    Italy
    45+60.7%
  5. 05
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    42-49.4%
  6. 06
    France
    41+46.4%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    38-2.6%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    35+150%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    30+173%
  10. 10
    Japan
    24-50.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Cairns City at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,065+30.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    9960%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    390%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    35-34.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    20+42.9%

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