Karawatha, Brisbane
Languages spoken in Karawatha
The 2021 Census counted 63 per cent of residents in Karawatha speaking another language at home, across 15 languages led by Mandarin. The next largest is Urdu. The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Queensland.
- Residents
- 338
- Speak another language
- 63.0%
- Languages spoken
- 15
- Born overseas
- 53.1%
Which languages are spoken in Karawatha?
- 01Mandarin40
- 02Urdu30
- 03Hindi28
- 04Punjabi20
- 05Cantonese17
- 06Arabic14
- 07Persian (excluding Dari)11
- 08Khmer10
- 09Gujarati9
- 10Korean9
How spread out are Karawatha's languages?
Even Mandarin, the biggest, reaches only nearly one in eight residents. There are 14 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Where were Karawatha's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India23
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)21
- 03Afghanistan14
- 04Fiji14
- 05Pakistan14
- 06Philippines13
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)11
- 08Korea, Republic of (South)7
- 09Zimbabwe7
- 10Algeria5
How does Karawatha compare with Australia as a whole?
Karawatha's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Karawatha
- 63.0%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Karawatha's religious mix?
- 01Islam96
- 02No religion or secular beliefs72+1340%
- 03Christianity59+436%
- 04Hinduism41
- 05Buddhism14
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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