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Languages spoken in Darwin City

33.6% of Darwin City residents speak a language other than English at home, across 49 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,975

Residents

33.6%

+27.0%

Speak a language other than English

49

Languages spoken

43.3%

+15.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Nepali
    507+281%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    381+22.1%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    125+346%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    123+310%
  5. 05
    Indonesian
    99+183%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    94+38.2%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    91+51.7%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    88-22.1%
  9. 09
    Korean
    83-19.4%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    83+186%

Where residents were born

43.3% born overseas, across 56 countries.

  1. 01
    Nepal
    507+267%
  2. 02
    England
    272-10.8%
  3. 03
    India
    268+42.6%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    263+101%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    172-16.5%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    167-6.2%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    140+300%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    131+179%
  9. 09
    Indonesia
    121+290%
  10. 10
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    83-23.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Darwin City at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,922+27.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,938-12.9%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    707+144%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    339+21.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    150+41.5%

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