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Languages spoken in Freshwater (NSW)

12.1% of Freshwater (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 39 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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9,062

Residents

12.1%

+23.6%

Speak a language other than English

39

Languages spoken

26.5%

+8.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    170+121%
  2. 02
    Portuguese
    144+9.9%
  3. 03
    Italian
    100-5.7%
  4. 04
    German
    95+23.4%
  5. 05
    French
    89+53.4%
  6. 06
    Dutch
    46+53.3%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    45+40.6%
  8. 08
    Russian
    44+144%
  9. 09
    Swedish
    33-10.8%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    32+3.2%

Where residents were born

26.5% born overseas, across 61 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    837+7.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    200-4.3%
  3. 03
    United States of America
    127+24.5%
  4. 04
    Brazil
    114+0.9%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    106-10.2%
  6. 06
    Germany
    82+64.0%
  7. 07
    Italy
    67+1.5%
  8. 08
    Canada
    62+24.0%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    62-4.6%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    57-8.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Freshwater (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,681+35.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,844-10.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    107+106%
  4. 04
    Islam
    25+78.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    21+90.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    14-12.5%

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