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Languages spoken in South Hedland

14.4% of South Hedland residents speak a language other than English at home, across 60 languages (ABS Census 2021).

10,877

Residents

14.4%

+23.2%

Speak a language other than English

60

Languages spoken

19.1%

+23.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Malay
    232-5.7%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    183+7.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino
    127+21.0%
  4. 04
    Gujarati
    84+265%
  5. 05
    Indonesian
    79+36.2%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans
    65-13.3%
  7. 07
    Thai
    65+103%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    46+360%
  9. 09
    Mandarin
    43-8.5%
  10. 10
    Tongan
    41+32.3%

Where residents were born

19.1% born overseas, across 42 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    591+8.2%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    384+25.1%
  3. 03
    England
    178+26.2%
  4. 04
    India
    165+126%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    132+20.0%
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    84+147%
  7. 07
    Zimbabwe
    64-3.0%
  8. 08
    Thailand
    63+61.5%
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    35+119%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    330%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in South Hedland at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,735+51.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,613-7.3%
  3. 03
    Islam
    436+3.3%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    155+36.0%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    152+114%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

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