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Languages spoken in Cairns North

20.6% of Cairns North residents speak a language other than English at home, across 42 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,145

Residents

20.6%

-9.4%

Speak a language other than English

42

Languages spoken

29.9%

-7.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    113-12.4%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    109-33.1%
  3. 03
    Japanese
    104-28.3%
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    67+86.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    65+261%
  6. 06
    Tagalog
    52+36.8%
  7. 07
    Italian
    45+2.3%
  8. 08
    German
    44+15.8%
  9. 09
    Korean
    42-57.6%
  10. 10
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    31-46.6%

Where residents were born

29.9% born overseas, across 59 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    192-21.0%
  2. 02
    England
    190-10.0%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    149-15.3%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    96+6.7%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    83+9.2%
  6. 06
    Japan
    71-43.2%
  7. 07
    Papua New Guinea
    67+4.7%
  8. 08
    Germany
    45-8.2%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    39-61.4%
  10. 10
    Italy
    35+34.6%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Cairns North at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,129+24.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,765-7.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    121-12.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    79-20.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    61+15.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3-62.5%

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