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Languages spoken in Barrack Heights

12.2% of Barrack Heights residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,771

Residents

12.2%

-5.2%

Speak a language other than English

36

Languages spoken

17.8%

+2.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Macedonian
    223-11.9%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    63+16.7%
  3. 03
    Italian
    58-29.3%
  4. 04
    Croatian
    50+35.1%
  5. 05
    Serbian
    43-23.2%
  6. 06
    Greek
    32+3.2%
  7. 07
    Turkish
    32+10.3%
  8. 08
    Thai
    17+325%
  9. 09
    German
    12-33.3%
  10. 10
    Portuguese
    12-40.0%

Where residents were born

17.8% born overseas, across 38 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    278-10.3%
  2. 02
    North Macedonia
    166
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    51+168%
  4. 04
    Croatia
    46+24.3%
  5. 05
    Italy
    42-33.3%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    42-6.7%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    41+70.8%
  8. 08
    Germany
    40+25.0%
  9. 09
    Portugal
    27+3.8%
  10. 10
    Serbia
    24+167%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Barrack Heights at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,135-13.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,187+49.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    61+1.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    49+8.9%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    14-12.5%

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