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Languages spoken in Loftus

4.4% of Loftus residents speak a language other than English at home, across 23 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,150

Residents

4.4%

+40.5%

Speak a language other than English

23

Languages spoken

9.7%

+5.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    23-4.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    20+100%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    18-5.3%
  4. 04
    Russian
    11+83.3%
  5. 05
    Greek
    10+233%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    10+150%
  7. 07
    French
    7
  8. 08
    Japanese
    70%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    7
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    7

Where residents were born

9.7% born overseas, across 36 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    133-7.0%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    46+4.5%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    23+15.0%
  4. 04
    Germany
    23+64.3%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    21-12.5%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    10-16.7%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    10-28.6%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    9+125%
  9. 09
    Ireland
    9+200%
  10. 10
    Turkey
    9+125%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Loftus at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,328-16.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,647+49.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    33+154%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    14+27.3%
  5. 05
    Islam
    13+333%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3

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