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Languages spoken in West Wallsend

2.4% of West Wallsend residents speak a language other than English at home, across 12 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,944

Residents

2.4%

+94.4%

Speak a language other than English

12

Languages spoken

6.1%

+63.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Tamil
    17+143%
  2. 02
    Thai
    11
  3. 03
    Afrikaans
    8
  4. 04
    Tagalog
    7
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    5
  6. 06
    Indonesian
    4
  7. 07
    Filipino
    3
  8. 08
    German
    3-50.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin
    3
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    3-25.0%

Where residents were born

6.1% born overseas, across 15 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    50+2.0%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    32+256%
  3. 03
    Germany
    13-43.5%
  4. 04
    India
    11-8.3%
  5. 05
    Netherlands
    11
  6. 06
    Scotland
    10+42.9%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    9+80.0%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    7
  9. 09
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    6
  10. 10
    Iran
    6+50.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Wallsend at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,397+0.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,313+106%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    19+35.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    80%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    6+50.0%

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