Aitkenvale, Townsville
What Aitkenvale speaks at home
Swahili is the most common language after English in Aitkenvale, where about 620 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Townsville has a lower share than Aitkenvale. Of those born overseas, the largest group came from India.
- Residents
- 4,711
- Speak another language
- 13.2%+4.2%
- Languages spoken
- 38
- Born overseas
- 16.6%
What's spoken at home in Aitkenvale?
- 01Swahili83+131%
- 02Somali69-28.9%
- 03Punjabi38+46.2%
- 04Japanese28+64.7%
- 05Tagalog28+21.7%
- 06Hindi26+225%
- 07Malayalam25+4.2%
- 08Mandarin25-51.9%
- 09Vietnamese25-26.5%
- 10Karen21-8.7%
Which countries are Aitkenvale's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up one in six residents, most often from India.
- 01India97+56.5%
- 02New Zealand93+1.1%
- 03Philippines65+14.0%
- 04England61-31.5%
- 05Kenya42-4.5%
- 06Somalia39-32.8%
- 07Congo, Democratic Republic of32+68.4%
- 08Congo, Republic of31
- 09Papua New Guinea23+9.5%
- 10Indonesia21+200%
Where does Aitkenvale sit against Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a higher share than Aitkenvale.
- Aitkenvale
- 13.2%
- Townsville
- 6.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Aitkenvale?
- 01Christianity2,321-15.5%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,720+30.5%
- 03Islam118-33.3%
- 04Hinduism71+44.9%
- 05Buddhism62+114%
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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