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Languages spoken in Kent Town

22.1% of Kent Town residents speak a language other than English at home, across 28 languages (ABS Census 2021).

1,396

Residents

22.1%

-4.6%

Speak a language other than English

28

Languages spoken

33.4%

+10.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    78+4.0%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    30+150%
  3. 03
    Portuguese
    23+109%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    21+200%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese
    14+40.0%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    12-60.0%
  7. 07
    Greek
    11+57.1%
  8. 08
    Malayalam
    11+83.3%
  9. 09
    Hazaraghi
    10+66.7%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    10-9.1%

Where residents were born

33.4% born overseas, across 30 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    75+29.3%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    56-20.0%
  3. 03
    India
    55+57.1%
  4. 04
    Colombia
    30+275%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    25+92.3%
  6. 06
    Brazil
    23+91.7%
  7. 07
    Malaysia
    21+61.5%
  8. 08
    Sri Lanka
    21+600%
  9. 09
    Iran
    20+81.8%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    18+157%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Kent Town at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    684+36.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    519+21.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    44+46.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    44+41.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    42-36.4%

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