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Languages spoken in Frenchs Forest

16.3% of Frenchs Forest residents speak a language other than English at home, across 51 languages (ABS Census 2021).

14,250

Residents

16.3%

+8.3%

Speak a language other than English

51

Languages spoken

27.6%

+14.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    395+31.7%
  2. 02
    Armenian
    255-3.4%
  3. 03
    French
    198+13.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    173-11.3%
  5. 05
    Italian
    118-16.3%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    113+265%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    104-16.1%
  8. 08
    German
    102+12.1%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    94+32.4%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    93+10.7%

Where residents were born

27.6% born overseas, across 70 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    1,084+9.6%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    323+2.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    320+11.5%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    277+22.6%
  5. 05
    India
    139+80.5%
  6. 06
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    111+13.3%
  7. 07
    Iran
    111-10.5%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    104-13.3%
  9. 09
    Germany
    96+24.7%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    89+20.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Frenchs Forest at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,497-9.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,968+40.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    162+1.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    90+13.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    42-12.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    39-40.0%

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