NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Shell Cove
11.2% of Shell Cove residents speak a language other than English at home, across 45 languages (ABS Census 2021).
7,402
Residents
11.2%
+32.2%Speak a language other than English
45
Languages spoken
15.1%
+38.6%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Macedonian217+18.6%
- 02Arabic86+562%
- 03Spanish56+36.6%
- 04Serbian47+95.8%
- 05Italian38-7.3%
- 06Turkish29+16.0%
- 07Greek25+31.6%
- 08Mandarin25+127%
- 09Polish25+317%
- 10Portuguese25+127%
Where residents were born
15.1% born overseas, across 55 countries.
- 01England301+45.4%
- 02North Macedonia105
- 03New Zealand63+65.8%
- 04South Africa61-1.6%
- 05Germany45+125%
- 06Egypt38
- 07Scotland31-36.7%
- 08Italy29+16.0%
- 09India25-40.5%
- 10Ireland210%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Shell Cove at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity4,319+11.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,454+94.3%
- 03Islam153+77.9%
- 04Buddhism39+21.9%
- 05Hinduism38-9.5%
- 06Judaism30%
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