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Languages spoken in Rathmines

3.3% of Rathmines residents speak a language other than English at home, across 11 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,046

Residents

3.3%

+11.7%

Speak a language other than English

11

Languages spoken

8.9%

-11.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Dutch
    12+9.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    12-7.7%
  3. 03
    Thai
    9-10.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    7+75.0%
  5. 05
    Bulgarian
    50%
  6. 06
    German
    5
  7. 07
    Bengali
    4
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    40%
  9. 09
    Auslan
    3
  10. 10
    Khmer
    3

Where residents were born

8.9% born overseas, across 14 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    56-6.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    350%
  3. 03
    Netherlands
    20+150%
  4. 04
    Ireland
    10+66.7%
  5. 05
    Scotland
    9-52.6%
  6. 06
    Belgium
    8+14.3%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    8-33.3%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    8
  9. 09
    Thailand
    7-30.0%
  10. 10
    Bulgaria
    50%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Rathmines at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,083-9.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    843+57.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    24-31.4%
  4. 04
    Islam
    5
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    4

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