Merrimac, Gold Coast
Languages spoken in Merrimac
Japanese is the most common language after English in Merrimac, where about 1,000 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Cantonese. The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Gold Coast.
- Residents
- 7,064
- Speak another language
- 14.7%+5.6%
- Languages spoken
- 43
- Born overseas
- 27.2%
Which languages lead in Merrimac?
- 01Japanese189+34.0%
- 02Cantonese1030%
- 03Mandarin90-22.4%
- 04Portuguese69+176%
- 05Spanish69+21.1%
- 06Italian55+25.0%
- 07Korean40-25.9%
- 08Serbian33+106%
- 09Bosnian32+167%
- 10Russian31+24.0%
Which countries are Merrimac's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up more than one in four residents, most often from New Zealand.
- 01New Zealand524-16.8%
- 02England298-1.7%
- 03Japan114+15.2%
- 04South Africa109+43.4%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)102+17.2%
- 06Philippines74+8.8%
- 07Brazil47+488%
- 08India46-9.8%
- 09Thailand41+41.4%
- 10Scotland39-2.5%
Is Merrimac more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a higher share than Merrimac.
- Merrimac
- 14.7%
- Gold Coast
- 12.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Merrimac?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs3,214+42.8%
- 02Christianity3,113-15.5%
- 03Buddhism121-6.9%
- 04Hinduism65+75.7%
- 05Islam57+119%
- 06Judaism14+27.3%
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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