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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.

  1. 01
    Greek
    7+40.0%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans
    5
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    4-50.0%
  4. 04
    Hungarian
    40%
  5. 05
    Tagalog
    4
  6. 06
    Bengali
    3
  7. 07
    Maori (New Zealand)
    3

Where residents were born

11.1% born overseas, across 10 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    310%
  2. 02
    South Africa
    14+250%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    13-23.5%
  4. 04
    Germany
    9+125%
  5. 05
    Netherlands
    7+75.0%
  6. 06
    Chile
    4
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    4+33.3%
  8. 08
    Bangladesh
    3
  9. 09
    Indonesia
    3
  10. 10
    Philippines
    30%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Brightwaters at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    487-20.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    330+44.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    7+75.0%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    6
  5. 05
    Islam
    3

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