QLD · Suburb

Languages spoken in Runaway Bay

10.0% of Runaway Bay residents speak a language other than English at home, across 48 languages (ABS Census 2021).

9,204

Residents

10.0%

+14.6%

Speak a language other than English

48

Languages spoken

27.2%

0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    164+60.8%
  2. 02
    Japanese
    65+6.6%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    45-4.3%
  4. 04
    Italian
    40+2.6%
  5. 05
    Polish
    39+290%
  6. 06
    Thai
    37+147%
  7. 07
    German
    36-25.0%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    33+6.5%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    32+45.5%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    31-26.2%

Where residents were born

27.2% born overseas, across 59 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    651-13.5%
  2. 02
    England
    634+1.8%
  3. 03
    South Africa
    123+7.0%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    105+47.9%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    95+5.6%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    71+29.1%
  7. 07
    Japan
    65+27.5%
  8. 08
    Germany
    63+8.6%
  9. 09
    Poland
    34+127%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    34+183%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Runaway Bay at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    5,089-9.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,320+42.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    136-5.6%
  4. 04
    Islam
    82+67.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    34+9.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    19-24.0%

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