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Languages spoken in Lightning Ridge

7.4% of Lightning Ridge residents speak a language other than English at home, across 15 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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1,918

Residents

7.4%

-26.0%

Speak a language other than English

15

Languages spoken

11.4%

-24.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Serbian
    21-58.0%
  2. 02
    German
    18-45.5%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    16+100%
  4. 04
    Urdu
    15-16.7%
  5. 05
    Croatian
    14-46.2%
  6. 06
    Thai
    10
  7. 07
    Filipino
    8+100%
  8. 08
    Malayalam
    7-36.4%
  9. 09
    Telugu
    6
  10. 10
    Italian
    5

Where residents were born

11.4% born overseas, across 19 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    27-37.2%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    25-10.7%
  3. 03
    Croatia
    22+29.4%
  4. 04
    Serbia
    19+138%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    17-41.4%
  6. 06
    Germany
    14-53.3%
  7. 07
    Sweden
    10+150%
  8. 08
    Thailand
    10
  9. 09
    United States of America
    9+50.0%
  10. 10
    Italy
    8

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Lightning Ridge at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    770-38.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    709+3.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    19+111%
  4. 04
    Islam
    15-11.8%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    6

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