Hillsdale, Bayside
The languages of Hillsdale
The 2021 Census counted 46 per cent of residents in Hillsdale speaking another language at home, across 60 languages led by Bengali. The next largest is Spanish. The share speaking another language is 1.8 times the figure for New South Wales.
- Residents
- 5,548
- Speak another language
- 46.4%-7.4%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 49.8%
Which languages are spoken in Hillsdale?
- 01Bengali286-29.9%
- 02Spanish262+13.9%
- 03Portuguese214+155%
- 04Assyrian Neo-Aramaic198-19.8%
- 05Mandarin171-20.8%
- 06Cantonese168-7.2%
- 07Indonesian119-17.4%
- 08Tagalog109+14.7%
- 09Hindi108+20.0%
- 10Turkish90-23.7%
How spread out are Hillsdale's languages?
Even Bengali, the biggest, reaches only one in 19 residents. Each of 12 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Where were Hillsdale's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 2,800 people, most often from Bangladesh.
- 01Bangladesh215-32.0%
- 02Brazil184+283%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)183-28.5%
- 04India170+16.4%
- 05Iraq169-4.0%
- 06Philippines168-14.3%
- 07Ireland158+61.2%
- 08Indonesia143+17.2%
- 09New Zealand128+10.3%
- 10England123+16.0%
Where does Hillsdale sit against Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Hillsdale.
- Hillsdale
- 46.4%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Hillsdale's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,739+5.4%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,540+34.3%
- 03Islam477-24.2%
- 04Hinduism193-2.0%
- 05Buddhism181+1.1%
- 06Judaism90+50.0%
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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