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Languages spoken in Oyster Bay

8.5% of Oyster Bay residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,676

Residents

8.5%

+13.6%

Speak a language other than English

36

Languages spoken

15.0%

+13.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    80-7.0%
  2. 02
    Greek
    74+15.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    39+5.4%
  4. 04
    Russian
    32+28.0%
  5. 05
    German
    25+92.3%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    22+46.7%
  7. 07
    Polish
    21+133%
  8. 08
    Italian
    19+58.3%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    19+217%
  10. 10
    Macedonian
    17-10.5%

Where residents were born

15.0% born overseas, across 35 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    238+6.3%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    87+1.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    81+1.3%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    36+63.6%
  5. 05
    India
    33+154%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    29+38.1%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    27+238%
  8. 08
    Ireland
    23-28.1%
  9. 09
    Germany
    20-16.7%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    20+42.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Oyster Bay at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,324-8.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,133+38.9%
  3. 03
    Islam
    37+48.0%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    17-57.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    15
  6. 06
    Judaism
    10

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