NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Gateshead
4.9% of Gateshead residents speak a language other than English at home, across 21 languages (ABS Census 2021).
3,490
Residents
4.9%
+80.0%Speak a language other than English
21
Languages spoken
6.9%
+18.9%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Mandarin25+733%
- 02Punjabi18
- 03Spanish18+350%
- 04Samoan13-18.8%
- 05Bengali12+20.0%
- 06Nepali11
- 07Greek10+150%
- 08Tagalog9-25.0%
- 09Cantonese6-14.3%
- 10Swahili6
Where residents were born
6.9% born overseas, across 22 countries.
- 01England560%
- 02New Zealand50+11.1%
- 03India20+42.9%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)13+225%
- 05Philippines13-40.9%
- 06Nepal11
- 07Samoa9+12.5%
- 08Germany7-12.5%
- 09Niue6
- 10South Africa6
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Gateshead at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,669+45.3%
- 02Christianity1,497-24.6%
- 03Hinduism15+87.5%
- 04Islam12-25.0%
- 05Buddhism6-66.7%
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