NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Brightwaters
4.0% of Brightwaters residents speak a language other than English at home, across 7 languages (ABS Census 2021).
866
Residents
4.0%
+40.0%Speak a language other than English
7
Languages spoken
11.1%
+2.2%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Greek7+40.0%
- 02Afrikaans5
- 03Cantonese4-50.0%
- 04Hungarian40%
- 05Tagalog4
- 06Bengali3
- 07Maori (New Zealand)3
Where residents were born
11.1% born overseas, across 10 countries.
- 01England310%
- 02South Africa14+250%
- 03New Zealand13-23.5%
- 04Germany9+125%
- 05Netherlands7+75.0%
- 06Chile4
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)4+33.3%
- 08Bangladesh3
- 09Indonesia3
- 10Philippines30%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Brightwaters at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity487-20.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs330+44.1%
- 03Buddhism7+75.0%
- 04Hinduism6
- 05Islam3
Brightwaters sits within Lake Macquarie. Need translation for this community? Get a quote.