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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.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    25+733%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    18
  3. 03
    Spanish
    18+350%
  4. 04
    Samoan
    13-18.8%
  5. 05
    Bengali
    12+20.0%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    11
  7. 07
    Greek
    10+150%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    9-25.0%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    6-14.3%
  10. 10
    Swahili
    6

Where residents were born

6.9% born overseas, across 22 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    560%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    50+11.1%
  3. 03
    India
    20+42.9%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    13+225%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    13-40.9%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    11
  7. 07
    Samoa
    9+12.5%
  8. 08
    Germany
    7-12.5%
  9. 09
    Niue
    6
  10. 10
    South Africa
    6

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Gateshead at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,669+45.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,497-24.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    15+87.5%
  4. 04
    Islam
    12-25.0%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    6-66.7%

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