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Languages spoken in Lara

9.9% of Lara residents speak a language other than English at home, across 60 languages (ABS Census 2021).

19,035

Residents

9.9%

+56.5%

Speak a language other than English

60

Languages spoken

15.6%

+33.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    270+429%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    155+64.9%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    125+34.4%
  4. 04
    Croatian
    113-14.4%
  5. 05
    Filipino
    85+10.4%
  6. 06
    Serbian
    83+80.4%
  7. 07
    Italian
    82-15.5%
  8. 08
    Macedonian
    72+18.0%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    68+240%
  10. 10
    Mandarin
    56-29.1%

Where residents were born

15.6% born overseas, across 70 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    684+10.5%
  2. 02
    India
    354+281%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    317+44.1%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    217+36.5%
  5. 05
    Scotland
    125+1.6%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    107+12.6%
  7. 07
    Germany
    95-12.8%
  8. 08
    Netherlands
    85+1.2%
  9. 09
    Croatia
    68+41.7%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    48+50.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Lara at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    8,218-5.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,090+49.8%
  3. 03
    Islam
    243+224%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    185+153%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    171+27.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9+125%

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