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Languages spoken in Balgownie

15.4% of Balgownie residents speak a language other than English at home, across 37 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,644

Residents

15.4%

-1.5%

Speak a language other than English

37

Languages spoken

17.3%

-7.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    223-26.2%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    88+105%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    83+31.7%
  4. 04
    Macedonian
    67-11.8%
  5. 05
    Turkish
    49-19.7%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    47-2.1%
  7. 07
    Greek
    43-17.3%
  8. 08
    Serbian
    27+35.0%
  9. 09
    Croatian
    20+53.8%
  10. 10
    Thai
    19+111%

Where residents were born

17.3% born overseas, across 38 countries.

  1. 01
    Italy
    192-6.8%
  2. 02
    England
    156-26.1%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    64+18.5%
  4. 04
    Scotland
    51+10.9%
  5. 05
    North Macedonia
    47
  6. 06
    India
    45+80.0%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    45-4.3%
  8. 08
    Turkey
    44+15.8%
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    38+40.7%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    38+111%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Balgownie at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,167-12.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,045+44.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    159+28.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    57+62.9%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    45+36.4%

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