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Languages spoken in West Launceston

5.8% of West Launceston residents speak a language other than English at home, across 26 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,127

Residents

5.8%

+50.0%

Speak a language other than English

26

Languages spoken

13.1%

+39.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Nepali
    37
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    29
  3. 03
    French
    26+13.0%
  4. 04
    Hazaraghi
    15+150%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    14+75.0%
  6. 06
    Urdu
    12
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    11-54.2%
  8. 08
    Russian
    11+175%
  9. 09
    Dari
    10+150%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    10

Where residents were born

13.1% born overseas, across 30 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    150-1.3%
  2. 02
    Nepal
    34
  3. 03
    India
    31+210%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    31-29.5%
  5. 05
    Scotland
    31+82.4%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    27+286%
  7. 07
    Netherlands
    23+53.3%
  8. 08
    Afghanistan
    20+25.0%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    19+138%
  10. 10
    Germany
    17+13.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Launceston at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,281+34.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,529-20.7%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    75+2400%
  4. 04
    Islam
    75+200%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    21-16.0%

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