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Languages spoken in Waterways

44.7% of Waterways residents speak a language other than English at home, across 47 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,430

Residents

44.7%

+2.8%

Speak a language other than English

47

Languages spoken

42.2%

-4.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    220-9.1%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    145+12.4%
  3. 03
    Khmer
    79+8.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    70-5.4%
  5. 05
    Greek
    57-23.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans
    40+1233%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    40+11.1%
  8. 08
    Sinhalese
    33+94.1%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    29+20.8%
  10. 10
    Turkish
    28-39.1%

Where residents were born

42.2% born overseas, across 41 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    152-16.5%
  2. 02
    India
    137+24.5%
  3. 03
    Vietnam
    115+23.7%
  4. 04
    England
    89-16.8%
  5. 05
    Cambodia
    81+8.0%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    69+11.3%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    51+6.3%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    22+10.0%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    21-27.6%
  10. 10
    Turkey
    21-8.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Waterways at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,030-8.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    789+9.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    284+19.3%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    128+28.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    66+46.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    5-58.3%

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