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Languages spoken in Shortland

9.0% of Shortland residents speak a language other than English at home, across 39 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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4,453

Residents

9.0%

-11.8%

Speak a language other than English

39

Languages spoken

11.7%

+1.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    77-38.4%
  2. 02
    Urdu
    34+580%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    23-17.9%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    22+120%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    16+77.8%
  6. 06
    Swahili
    16+23.1%
  7. 07
    Malayalam
    13-45.8%
  8. 08
    Indonesian
    12+300%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    12+33.3%
  10. 10
    Filipino
    11+267%

Where residents were born

11.7% born overseas, across 39 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    69-54.9%
  2. 02
    England
    49-22.2%
  3. 03
    India
    48+14.3%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    38-11.6%
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    25+108%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    25+108%
  7. 07
    Malaysia
    21+250%
  8. 08
    Indonesia
    20
  9. 09
    Scotland
    20+567%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    18

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Shortland at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,112-7.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,887+51.3%
  3. 03
    Islam
    110+50.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    37-28.8%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    32+60.0%

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