Clayfield, Brisbane

The languages of Clayfield

Nepali is the most common language after English in Clayfield, where about 1,700 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Brisbane. The census lists 53 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
10,552
Speak another language
16.1%+4.1%
Languages spoken
53
Born overseas
24.3%

Which languages lead in Clayfield?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Nepali
    332+261%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    135+1.5%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    98+27.3%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    78-22.8%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    70-56.5%
  6. 06
    Tagalog
    63+163%
  7. 07
    Japanese
    58+13.7%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    56+19.1%
  9. 09
    Italian
    53-49.5%
  10. 10
    Thai
    43+48.3%

Which countries are Clayfield's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    362+8.1%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    329-7.3%
  3. 03
    Nepal
    328+212%
  4. 04
    India
    298-27.1%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    125+78.6%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    99+15.1%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    74-5.1%
  8. 08
    Papua New Guinea
    69-25.8%
  9. 09
    United States of America
    69+76.9%
  10. 10
    Canada
    44+37.5%

How does Clayfield compare with Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.

Clayfield
16.1%
Brisbane
22.8%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What religions are reported in Clayfield?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    5,183-8.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,028+34.5%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    547+32.8%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    179-4.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    77+11.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    23+156%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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