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Languages spoken in Smithton

4.2% of Smithton residents speak a language other than English at home, across 12 languages (ABS Census 2021).

3,926

Residents

4.2%

+178%

Speak a language other than English

12

Languages spoken

7.4%

+73.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Urdu
    65
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    19+280%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    16
  4. 04
    Korean
    7-63.2%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese
    7
  6. 06
    Igbo
    6
  7. 07
    Nepali
    6
  8. 08
    Hindi
    4
  9. 09
    Bislama
    3
  10. 10
    Filipino
    3

Where residents were born

7.4% born overseas, across 16 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    67-4.3%
  2. 02
    Pakistan
    61
  3. 03
    England
    45+114%
  4. 04
    India
    21
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    17+70.0%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    13-31.6%
  7. 07
    Nepal
    10
  8. 08
    Papua New Guinea
    9
  9. 09
    South Africa
    9+200%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    8

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Smithton at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,722-25.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,677+43.2%
  3. 03
    Islam
    83
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    25
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    7+40.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3

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