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Languages spoken in Whitfield (Qld)

10.4% of Whitfield (Qld) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 31 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,219

Residents

10.4%

+29.9%

Speak a language other than English

31

Languages spoken

20.3%

+15.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Japanese
    109+19.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    38+124%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    23
  4. 04
    Tagalog
    23+91.7%
  5. 05
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    21+61.5%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans
    18-5.3%
  7. 07
    French
    18+500%
  8. 08
    German
    18-51.4%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    17+41.7%
  10. 10
    Dutch
    17+325%

Where residents were born

20.3% born overseas, across 39 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    197-4.8%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    124-1.6%
  3. 03
    Japan
    64+42.2%
  4. 04
    India
    46+820%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    43+10.3%
  6. 06
    Papua New Guinea
    31-32.6%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    29+38.1%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    28-6.7%
  9. 09
    Canada
    26+189%
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    24+60.0%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,989+28.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,852-15.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    69+50.0%
  4. 04
    Islam
    25+66.7%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    13+85.7%

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