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Languages spoken in Dee Why

33.5% of Dee Why residents speak a language other than English at home, across 71 languages (ABS Census 2021).

22,973

Residents

33.5%

+16.1%

Speak a language other than English

71

Languages spoken

42.6%

+19.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Portuguese
    1,071+39.5%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    726+87.6%
  3. 03
    Tibetan
    555+15.9%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    485-13.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    472+70.4%
  6. 06
    Serbian
    365-9.4%
  7. 07
    Italian
    361+13.5%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    279-8.8%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    271-15.3%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    204+17.9%

Where residents were born

42.6% born overseas, across 82 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    1,333+9.1%
  2. 02
    Brazil
    991+56.1%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    846+5.4%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    756+97.4%
  5. 05
    India
    728+2.4%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    623+6.1%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    541-2.0%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    304+49.0%
  9. 09
    Italy
    260+21.5%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    208+20.2%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Dee Why at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    9,600+34.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    9,502-3.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,082+14.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    1,008+51.4%
  5. 05
    Islam
    365+15.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    67+36.7%

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