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Languages spoken in Colac

7.2% of Colac residents speak a language other than English at home, across 44 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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9,326

Residents

7.2%

+96.2%

Speak a language other than English

44

Languages spoken

8.6%

+42.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    226+426%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    37+311%
  3. 03
    Samoan
    30
  4. 04
    Arabic
    29-31.0%
  5. 05
    Malayalam
    25+19.0%
  6. 06
    Thai
    25+317%
  7. 07
    Hazaraghi
    21-36.4%
  8. 08
    Italian
    21-43.2%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    18+500%
  10. 10
    Filipino
    17+6.3%

Where residents were born

8.6% born overseas, across 35 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    124-11.4%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    116+190%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    95+5.6%
  4. 04
    Taiwan
    93+3000%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    53+104%
  6. 06
    India
    50+56.3%
  7. 07
    Samoa
    32
  8. 08
    Afghanistan
    23-23.3%
  9. 09
    South Sudan
    21+200%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    20+5.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Colac at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,226+35.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    4,187-15.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    78+100%
  4. 04
    Islam
    66-22.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    48+153%

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