QLD · Suburb

Languages spoken in Freshwater (Qld)

7.4% of Freshwater (Qld) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 15 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,122

Residents

7.4%

+49.1%

Speak a language other than English

15

Languages spoken

18.7%

+2.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Japanese
    52+40.5%
  2. 02
    German
    36+63.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    9+200%
  4. 04
    Italian
    8+33.3%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans
    6
  6. 06
    Russian
    6
  7. 07
    Thai
    6+100%
  8. 08
    French
    4-20.0%
  9. 09
    Polish
    40%
  10. 10
    Portuguese
    4-20.0%

Where residents were born

18.7% born overseas, across 24 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    113-13.1%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    43-38.6%
  3. 03
    Japan
    37+85.0%
  4. 04
    Papua New Guinea
    34+36.0%
  5. 05
    Germany
    29+70.6%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    21+425%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    15+15.4%
  8. 08
    Canada
    13+225%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    12-47.8%
  10. 10
    Poland
    11

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Freshwater (Qld) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,130+34.2%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    828-12.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    330%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    4-42.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    3-70.0%

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