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Languages spoken in Sefton

66.5% of Sefton residents speak a language other than English at home, across 53 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,326

Residents

66.5%

+10.1%

Speak a language other than English

53

Languages spoken

43.6%

+7.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    1,421+18.0%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    1,124+8.9%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    329-4.6%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    289+12.9%
  5. 05
    Urdu
    123+46.4%
  6. 06
    Hazaraghi
    96+57.4%
  7. 07
    Turkish
    72-6.5%
  8. 08
    Greek
    60-22.1%
  9. 09
    Dari
    45-22.4%
  10. 10
    Korean
    44-37.1%

Where residents were born

43.6% born overseas, across 52 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    871+5.6%
  2. 02
    Lebanon
    470+13.0%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    283-2.1%
  4. 04
    Afghanistan
    102+25.9%
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    102+64.5%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    54+135%
  7. 07
    India
    50+108%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    50-5.7%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    50+22.0%
  10. 10
    Iraq
    48-9.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Sefton at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Islam
    2,123+37.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,822-14.7%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,032+15.8%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    809+1.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    52+85.7%

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