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Languages spoken in Pelican Waters

5.4% of Pelican Waters residents speak a language other than English at home, across 33 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,212

Residents

5.4%

+40.4%

Speak a language other than English

33

Languages spoken

23.2%

+21.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    German
    40+21.2%
  2. 02
    Thai
    35+192%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans
    29+164%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    25+178%
  5. 05
    Burmese
    22+57.1%
  6. 06
    Malayalam
    21
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    20+66.7%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    17+88.9%
  9. 09
    Italian
    160%
  10. 10
    Albanian
    15+150%

Where residents were born

23.2% born overseas, across 46 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    653+15.2%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    355+32.0%
  3. 03
    South Africa
    109+31.3%
  4. 04
    Scotland
    71+6.0%
  5. 05
    Germany
    49+11.4%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    37+131%
  7. 07
    Thailand
    28+300%
  8. 08
    India
    24+140%
  9. 09
    Wales
    24+20.0%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    19+26.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Pelican Waters at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,149+2.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,550+65.7%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    70+204%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    18-52.6%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    14+367%
  6. 06
    Islam
    10+42.9%

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