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Languages spoken in Fairy Meadow

21.0% of Fairy Meadow residents speak a language other than English at home, across 47 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,348

Residents

21.0%

-18.5%

Speak a language other than English

47

Languages spoken

23.3%

-11.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    224-24.6%
  2. 02
    Turkish
    171-1.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    147+0.7%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    121-63.1%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    95-39.1%
  6. 06
    Malayalam
    95+179%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    56-8.2%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    55+1.9%
  9. 09
    Greek
    52-35.0%
  10. 10
    Serbian
    51+8.5%

Where residents were born

23.3% born overseas, across 53 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    228+7.0%
  2. 02
    India
    191+108%
  3. 03
    Italy
    173-21.7%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    123-64.9%
  5. 05
    Vietnam
    120+27.7%
  6. 06
    Turkey
    100+3.1%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    69-8.0%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    59+68.6%
  9. 09
    Croatia
    45+28.6%
  10. 10
    Thailand
    38+2.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Fairy Meadow at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,555-9.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,676+25.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    358-7.0%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    165+21.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    133+102%

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