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Languages spoken in Bamaga

70.3% of Bamaga residents speak a language other than English at home, across 5 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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1,187

Residents

70.3%

-2.9%

Speak a language other than English

5

Languages spoken

2.3%

-42.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    769+925%
  2. 02
    Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya
    27-81.3%
  3. 03
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
    50%
  4. 04
    Indonesian
    4
  5. 05
    Spanish
    3

Where residents were born

2.3% born overseas, across 4 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    9-47.1%
  2. 02
    Papua New Guinea
    8+60.0%
  3. 03
    Fiji
    7
  4. 04
    England
    3-62.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Bamaga at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    887-8.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    144+20.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4
  4. 04
    Islam
    4

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