Wakerley, Brisbane
What Wakerley speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 15 per cent of residents in Wakerley spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Afrikaans. Queensland has a lower share than Wakerley. Residents speak 51 languages between them.
- Residents
- 8,713
- Speak another language
- 15.4%+14.9%
- Languages spoken
- 51
- Born overseas
- 27.4%
What's spoken at home in Wakerley?
- 01Mandarin184+75.2%
- 02Afrikaans127-8.0%
- 03Hindi100+29.9%
- 04Persian (excluding Dari)97+31.1%
- 05Spanish72-13.3%
- 06Korean61+45.2%
- 07Greek56-15.2%
- 08Portuguese48+140%
- 09Gujarati47+135%
- 10French46+64.3%
Where were Wakerley's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.
- 01New Zealand425-6.4%
- 02England415-10.4%
- 03South Africa372+6.6%
- 04India141+38.2%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)124+134%
- 06Iran680%
- 07Scotland66-1.5%
- 08Philippines64-4.5%
- 09Korea, Republic of (South)61+56.4%
- 10Ireland56+40.0%
Where does Wakerley sit against Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a higher share than Wakerley.
- Wakerley
- 15.4%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Wakerley's religious mix?
- 01Christianity4,720-7.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,190+34.1%
- 03Hinduism228+35.7%
- 04Buddhism96-5.0%
- 05Islam94+27.0%
- 06Judaism17+113%
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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