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Languages spoken in Merrimac

14.7% of Merrimac residents speak a language other than English at home, across 43 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,064

Residents

14.7%

+5.6%

Speak a language other than English

43

Languages spoken

27.2%

-6.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Japanese
    189+34.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    1030%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    90-22.4%
  4. 04
    Portuguese
    69+176%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    69+21.1%
  6. 06
    Italian
    55+25.0%
  7. 07
    Korean
    40-25.9%
  8. 08
    Serbian
    33+106%
  9. 09
    Bosnian
    32+167%
  10. 10
    Russian
    31+24.0%

Where residents were born

27.2% born overseas, across 54 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    524-16.8%
  2. 02
    England
    298-1.7%
  3. 03
    Japan
    114+15.2%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    109+43.4%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    102+17.2%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    74+8.8%
  7. 07
    Brazil
    47+488%
  8. 08
    India
    46-9.8%
  9. 09
    Thailand
    41+41.4%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    39-2.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Merrimac at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,214+42.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,113-15.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    121-6.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    65+75.7%
  5. 05
    Islam
    57+119%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    14+27.3%

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