Spanish
589 speakers
The community has more than tripled since 2016.
Byron, New South Wales
Languages spoken in Byron
At the 2021 Census, one in 11 residents in Byron spoke a language other than English at home, most often Spanish. Just three languages are spoken by at least one in 100 people. Nationally, the share speaking another language is more than double.
- Residents
- 35,881
- Speak another language
- 3,153
- Languages at home
- 52
- Change since 2016
- +78.9%
Who speaks another language at home in Byron?
Spanish, German and French are the three largest.
Which languages make up most of Byron's multilingual community?
The quickest growth among the five is Spanish, which has more than tripled.
The five largest languages other than English, with the change since 2016. The full list is one click away.
- 01589+270%
- 02402+35.8%
- 03379+77.9%
- 04311+147%
- 05293+62.8%
How does Byron compare with the City of Sydney?
In the City of Sydney, the share speaking another language is more than double. Within New South Wales, Byron ranks 37th of 128.
- Byron
- 8.8%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Which suburbs of Byron have the largest multilingual communities?
Even across 30 suburbs, the shares stay within a narrow band, led by Byron Bay.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- Broken HeadLed by Portuguese15%57
- Byron BayLed by Spanish14%923
- Mullumbimby CreekLed by Hebrew12%88
- Koonyum RangeLed by Hebrew11%55
- Suffolk ParkLed by Spanish11%414
- Skinners ShootLed by Spanish11%30
- MullumbimbyLed by German9%368
- Ocean ShoresLed by German9%497
- Upper Main ArmLed by German8%24
- TyagarahLed by Spanish8%16
- Main ArmLed by German8%55
- South Golden BeachLed by German8%67
- CoorabellLed by Punjabi7%35
- EwingsdaleLed by French6%66
- McLeods ShootLed by Indonesian6%33
- MyocumLed by German6%73
- NashuaLed by Thai6%16
- Federal (NSW)Led by Dutch6%44
- Possum CreekLed by French5%14
- BangalowLed by Italian4%117
- New BrightonLed by Thai4%15
- Binna Burra (NSW)Led by Kirundi (Rundi)4%9
- GoonengerryLed by German4%21
- Brunswick HeadsLed by Portuguese4%69
- BillinudgelLed by Punjabi4%12
- BooyongLed by Portuguese3%7
- The PocketLed by Punjabi3%12
- HuonbrookLed by German3%7
- Eureka (NSW)Led by Japanese3%9
- Wooyung0%0
- 30 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Which countries are Byron's overseas-born residents from?
Among residents born overseas, England leads.
Country of birth
19.2% born overseas, across 72 countries.
- 01England1,927+16.9%
- 02New Zealand823+8.3%
- 03United States of America479+55.5%
- 04Germany437+37.4%
- 05France281+163%
- 06Brazil273+203%
- 07Canada214+68.5%
- 08Italy208+102%
- 09South Africa202+35.6%
- 10Israel185+34.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs21,374+42.2%
- 02Christianity8,498-13.3%
- 03Buddhism738-7.2%
- 04Judaism416+56.4%
- 05Hinduism130+136%
- 06Islam56+195%
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
The headline 8.8% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 3,668 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 19.0%, while measuring only those who answered gives 9.8%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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