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Languages spoken in Forster (NSW)

3.2% of Forster (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).

14,108

Residents

3.2%

+71.9%

Speak a language other than English

36

Languages spoken

9.5%

+22.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Nepali
    55
  2. 02
    German
    34-15.0%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    26+333%
  4. 04
    French
    24+118%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    23+475%
  6. 06
    Thai
    21+75.0%
  7. 07
    Filipino
    20+400%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    19+46.2%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    19+18.8%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    17+21.4%

Where residents were born

9.5% born overseas, across 45 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    471+3.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    164+7.2%
  3. 03
    Scotland
    73+35.2%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    67+45.7%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    63+80.0%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    53
  7. 07
    India
    48+167%
  8. 08
    Germany
    41-24.1%
  9. 09
    Netherlands
    37-39.3%
  10. 10
    Canada
    25+317%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Forster (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,908-12.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,982+52.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    97+273%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    87-8.4%
  5. 05
    Islam
    38+1167%

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