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Languages spoken in Bairnsdale

5.3% of Bairnsdale residents speak a language other than English at home, across 31 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,841

Residents

5.3%

+59.8%

Speak a language other than English

31

Languages spoken

10.1%

+27.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    50+38.9%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    39+95.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    38+124%
  4. 04
    Thai
    28+300%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    25+257%
  6. 06
    Filipino
    24+71.4%
  7. 07
    German
    240%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    23-17.9%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    19-9.5%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans
    13

Where residents were born

10.1% born overseas, across 32 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    210+1.9%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    97+59.0%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    66-7.0%
  4. 04
    Italy
    48+50.0%
  5. 05
    India
    46+27.8%
  6. 06
    Thailand
    37+517%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    36+71.4%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    34+278%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    23
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    21+61.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Bairnsdale at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,762+33.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,190-14.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    77+92.5%
  4. 04
    Islam
    60+400%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    37-9.8%

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