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Languages spoken in Breakwater

11.1% of Breakwater residents speak a language other than English at home, across 20 languages (ABS Census 2021).

1,093

Residents

11.1%

+39.1%

Speak a language other than English

20

Languages spoken

13.0%

+3.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Urdu
    11
  2. 02
    Greek
    10+150%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    9
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    8
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    8+14.3%
  6. 06
    Rohingya
    8
  7. 07
    Serbian
    8+100%
  8. 08
    Hazaraghi
    6
  9. 09
    Italian
    6-25.0%
  10. 10
    French
    5

Where residents were born

13.0% born overseas, across 18 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    22-18.5%
  2. 02
    India
    12-50.0%
  3. 03
    Netherlands
    11+22.2%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    10+25.0%
  5. 05
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    9+28.6%
  6. 06
    Myanmar
    8
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    8+167%
  8. 08
    Fiji
    7+133%
  9. 09
    Germany
    7
  10. 10
    Mauritius
    7

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Breakwater at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    507+46.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    404-28.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    21+600%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    18+5.9%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    11-15.4%

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