13th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Bayside's languages, none of them in the majority
The 2021 Census found about 88,000 people in Bayside speaking a language other than English at home, spread across 86 languages of ten or more speakers and with no clear leader. Greek is close behind, within a fifth of the leader's total. On the national diversity index, Bayside is number 13.
- Residents
- 173,328
- Speak another language
- 88,077
- Languages at home
- 133
- Change since 2016
- +10.3%
How evenly spread are Bayside's languages?
The biggest single language, Mandarin, is spoken by about 12,000 people. The five largest languages together cover 25 per cent of residents. 13 languages clear the one-in-100 mark on their own.
What are Bayside's biggest languages, in order?
The chip beside each count is the change since 2016. Totals include broad ABS categories like "Chinese, nfd" that the list leaves out.
- 0112,027+13.1%
- 0210,303-3.9%
- 039,333+4.5%
- 046,263+11.1%
- 055,219+18.1%
- 065,020+35.7%
- 074,369-4.0%
- 083,806+36.2%
- 093,107+62.5%
- 103,009-20.9%
What does Bayside's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
How does Bayside rank against every other council?
Nationally
#13
Bayside ranks 13th of 542 local government areas nationally. In New South Wales, it’s 9 of 128. Find Bayside on the diversity index.
Which language leads in each suburb of Bayside?
Wolli Creek is highest, at two in three residents; Daceyville is lowest.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Wolli CreekLed by Mandarin67%6,987
- RockdaleLed by Nepali64%9,977
- KogarahLed by Nepali61%9,711
- TurrellaLed by Arabic57%1,521
- BexleyLed by Arabic56%11,117
- MascotLed by Mandarin55%11,705
- EastlakesLed by Bengali54%3,367
- ArncliffeLed by Arabic54%6,342
- Bexley NorthLed by Greek52%2,187
- BanksiaLed by Macedonian50%1,581
- MontereyLed by Greek49%2,210
- Brighton-Le-SandsLed by Greek47%3,810
- HillsdaleLed by Bengali46%2,577
- KyeemaghLed by Greek46%422
- EastgardensLed by Mandarin46%1,848
- Bardwell ParkLed by Greek44%1,007
- Bardwell ValleyLed by Arabic43%979
- Sans SouciLed by Greek38%4,049
- RamsgateLed by Greek36%364
- BanksmeadowLed by Mandarin36%178
- Ramsgate BeachLed by Greek36%610
- Dolls PointLed by Greek36%698
- Sandringham (NSW)Led by Greek34%371
- PagewoodLed by Greek31%1,177
- BotanyLed by Mandarin24%3,041
- DaceyvilleLed by Greek22%241
- 26 suburbs in Bayside (NSW). The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
How many countries are Bayside's residents from?
Birthplace follows language: about 81,000 people were born outside Australia.
Country of birth
46.6% born overseas, across 153 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)11,694+4.6%
- 02Nepal5,158+23.2%
- 03Indonesia4,326+56.5%
- 04Greece3,819+3.7%
- 05Philippines3,735+16.2%
- 06India3,312+15.3%
- 07Lebanon3,181+14.5%
- 08England2,984+22.2%
- 09North Macedonia2,827
- 10New Zealand2,5410%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity83,219+3.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs46,158+42.3%
- 03Islam15,000+13.0%
- 04Hinduism8,602+20.8%
- 05Buddhism7,763+24.4%
- 06Judaism1,202+41.9%
How does Bayside measure up against the City of Sydney?
Bayside runs ahead of the City of Sydney on this measure. In New South Wales, Bayside is in 9th place.
- Bayside (NSW)
- 50.8%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Where does Bayside sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
50.8% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 11,249 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 57.3%; among respondents alone it's 54.3%.
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.
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