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Languages spoken in Kirwan

6.2% of Kirwan residents speak a language other than English at home, across 59 languages (ABS Census 2021).

20,455

Residents

6.2%

+17.3%

Speak a language other than English

59

Languages spoken

10.9%

+1.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Tagalog
    111+113%
  2. 02
    Swahili
    73+181%
  3. 03
    Malayalam
    60+122%
  4. 04
    Italian
    57-38.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    51+292%
  6. 06
    Filipino
    47-28.8%
  7. 07
    Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
    45+40.6%
  8. 08
    Thai
    38+52.0%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    36-12.2%
  10. 10
    Mandarin
    35-10.3%

Where residents were born

10.9% born overseas, across 69 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    452-13.4%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    443-13.1%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    273+40.7%
  4. 04
    India
    117+11.4%
  5. 05
    Papua New Guinea
    101-22.3%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    62+72.2%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    62-18.4%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    41+356%
  9. 09
    Zimbabwe
    37-36.2%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    31+63.2%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Kirwan at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    11,039-19.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    7,794+39.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    132+14.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    95+121%
  5. 05
    Islam
    84-19.2%

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