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Languages spoken in West Lakes

18.2% of West Lakes residents speak a language other than English at home, across 42 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,209

Residents

18.2%

+12.9%

Speak a language other than English

42

Languages spoken

24.1%

+19.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    194-11.0%
  2. 02
    Greek
    170+1.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    109+18.5%
  4. 04
    Croatian
    68-5.6%
  5. 05
    Russian
    58+3.6%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    57+14.0%
  7. 07
    Serbian
    54+116%
  8. 08
    German
    44+175%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    40+700%
  10. 10
    Polish
    33+3.1%

Where residents were born

24.1% born overseas, across 58 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    363+6.8%
  2. 02
    Italy
    133+16.7%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    95+3.3%
  4. 04
    Greece
    740%
  5. 05
    Germany
    69+7.8%
  6. 06
    Croatia
    63+85.3%
  7. 07
    India
    58+41.5%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    46+35.3%
  9. 09
    Poland
    41+64.0%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    38+72.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Lakes at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,832+0.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,037+41.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    46-20.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    41+41.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    18+100%

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