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Languages spoken in Waterloo (NSW)

37.8% of Waterloo (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 68 languages (ABS Census 2021).

15,915

Residents

37.8%

+7.6%

Speak a language other than English

68

Languages spoken

52.3%

+14.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,973+7.1%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    528+84.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    474+4.2%
  4. 04
    Russian
    451-4.7%
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    258+51.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    219+22.3%
  7. 07
    Korean
    192-30.7%
  8. 08
    Indonesian
    188+33.3%
  9. 09
    Mongolian
    167+18.4%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    150-3.2%

Where residents were born

52.3% born overseas, across 86 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,905-3.9%
  2. 02
    England
    907+42.6%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    408+7.7%
  4. 04
    Ireland
    393+81.9%
  5. 05
    Brazil
    298+103%
  6. 06
    India
    238+58.7%
  7. 07
    Colombia
    237+200%
  8. 08
    Indonesia
    231+18.5%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    192-32.9%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    191+17.2%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Waterloo (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,378+35.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    4,683-3.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    739+12.0%
  4. 04
    Islam
    349+32.2%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    238+72.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    225-0.9%

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