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Languages spoken in Harkness

30.0% of Harkness residents speak a language other than English at home, across 79 languages (ABS Census 2021).

12,337

Residents

30.0%

+88.8%

Speak a language other than English

79

Languages spoken

28.3%

+75.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    658+515%
  2. 02
    Dinka
    222+10.4%
  3. 03
    Samoan
    207+107%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    206+145%
  5. 05
    Maltese
    149-7.5%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    147+250%
  7. 07
    Tagalog
    146+69.8%
  8. 08
    Swahili
    135+111%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    124+0.8%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    114+20.0%

Where residents were born

28.3% born overseas, across 74 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    796+262%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    379+52.8%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    300+108%
  4. 04
    England
    176-3.8%
  5. 05
    Malta
    142+18.3%
  6. 06
    Samoa
    139+167%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    110+66.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    91+214%
  9. 09
    South Sudan
    88+39.7%
  10. 10
    Pakistan
    75+971%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Harkness at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    5,666+16.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,963+55.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    498+253%
  4. 04
    Islam
    467+181%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    174+22.5%

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