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Languages spoken in Wallsend

10.7% of Wallsend residents speak a language other than English at home, across 58 languages (ABS Census 2021).

13,377

Residents

10.7%

+12.8%

Speak a language other than English

58

Languages spoken

12.7%

+16.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    183+8.3%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    124-4.6%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    118+2.6%
  4. 04
    Korean
    63+50.0%
  5. 05
    Urdu
    61+154%
  6. 06
    Bengali
    57+58.3%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    49+104%
  8. 08
    Serbian
    46+15.0%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    45+543%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    41-2.4%

Where residents were born

12.7% born overseas, across 64 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    226+13.0%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    152-7.9%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    123+41.4%
  4. 04
    India
    120-14.3%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    120+16.5%
  6. 06
    Syria
    58+241%
  7. 07
    North Macedonia
    52
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    51+264%
  9. 09
    Vietnam
    47+114%
  10. 10
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    43+19.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Wallsend at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    6,495-16.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,485+51.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    377+32.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    143+44.4%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    110+13.4%

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