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Languages spoken in Callaghan

8.2% of Callaghan residents speak a language other than English at home, across 17 languages (ABS Census 2021).

1,349

Residents

8.2%

-65.0%

Speak a language other than English

17

Languages spoken

9.3%

-63.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Cantonese
    20-47.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    15-82.6%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    12+9.1%
  4. 04
    German
    9+50.0%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese
    6+20.0%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    5-28.6%
  7. 07
    Malayalam
    50%
  8. 08
    Urdu
    5+66.7%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    5-58.3%
  10. 10
    Bengali
    40%

Where residents were born

9.3% born overseas, across 19 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    13-35.0%
  2. 02
    England
    11-56.0%
  3. 03
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    11-57.7%
  4. 04
    Zimbabwe
    11-50.0%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    10+25.0%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    9-70.0%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    8-87.3%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    8+100%
  9. 09
    Switzerland
    6
  10. 10
    United States of America
    6-33.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Callaghan at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    588+4.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    317-40.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    18-35.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    17-34.6%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    15-63.4%

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