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Languages spoken in Nowra

5.5% of Nowra residents speak a language other than English at home, across 41 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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9,868

Residents

5.5%

+79.2%

Speak a language other than English

41

Languages spoken

11.4%

+29.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Hindi
    39+388%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    39+457%
  3. 03
    Nepali
    38+375%
  4. 04
    Tibetan
    36+33.3%
  5. 05
    Urdu
    34
  6. 06
    Thai
    31-8.8%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    25+31.6%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    25-10.7%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    24+300%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    22-15.4%

Where residents were born

11.4% born overseas, across 44 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    331+1.8%
  2. 02
    India
    136+209%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    98+5.4%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    92+70.4%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    63+26.0%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    52+550%
  7. 07
    Thailand
    32+6.7%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    26
  9. 09
    Germany
    24-4.0%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    22-8.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Nowra at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,499-11.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,967+44.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    152+25.6%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    116+164%
  5. 05
    Islam
    54+184%

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