Byron Bay, Byron

The languages of Byron Bay

Spanish is the most common language after English in Byron Bay, where about 920 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Australia as a whole has a higher share than Byron Bay. The census lists 29 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
6,740
Speak another language
13.7%+120%
Languages spoken
29
Born overseas
26.9%

What's spoken at home in Byron Bay?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    255+390%
  2. 02
    French
    124+164%
  3. 03
    Italian
    111+98.2%
  4. 04
    Portuguese
    108+130%
  5. 05
    German
    71+97.2%
  6. 06
    Japanese
    63+43.2%
  7. 07
    Dutch
    28+600%
  8. 08
    Hebrew
    20+5.3%
  9. 09
    Swedish
    19+5.6%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    11

Which countries are Byron Bay's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    409+40.5%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    163+11.6%
  3. 03
    Brazil
    118+293%
  4. 04
    Argentina
    105
  5. 05
    United States of America
    103+90.7%
  6. 06
    France
    99+130%
  7. 07
    Germany
    97+116%
  8. 08
    Italy
    87+235%
  9. 09
    Spain
    71+373%
  10. 10
    Japan
    66+57.1%

Where does Byron Bay sit against Byron?

Byron has a lower share than Byron Bay.

Byron Bay
13.7%
Australia
21.3%
Byron
8.8%

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

What religions are reported in Byron Bay?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,030+54.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,697-2.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    165+7.1%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    73+97.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    25+25.0%
  6. 06
    Islam
    6+20.0%

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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