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Languages spoken in Shearwater

2.1% of Shearwater residents speak a language other than English at home, across 9 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,049

Residents

2.1%

+450%

Speak a language other than English

9

Languages spoken

13.0%

+78.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    German
    7
  2. 02
    Spanish
    6
  3. 03
    Tongan
    6
  4. 04
    Afrikaans
    4
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    4
  6. 06
    Russian
    3
  7. 07
    Sinhalese
    3
  8. 08
    Swedish
    3
  9. 09
    Swiss, so described
    3

Where residents were born

13.0% born overseas, across 19 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    119+33.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    42+200%
  3. 03
    Netherlands
    15-16.7%
  4. 04
    Nigeria
    12
  5. 05
    Scotland
    10+11.1%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    9+125%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    7
  8. 08
    Germany
    6
  9. 09
    Spain
    6
  10. 10
    Wales
    6+100%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Shearwater at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    991-5.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    931+73.7%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4-55.6%

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