Kogarah, Bayside
Languages spoken in Kogarah
In Kogarah, just over three in five residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with no single language in the lead by much. Mandarin is second. Kogarah's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 15,794
- Speak another language
- 61.5%+0.9%
- Languages spoken
- 77
- Born overseas
- 57.2%
What are Kogarah's most spoken languages?
- 01Nepali1,804+15.9%
- 02Mandarin1,233-18.8%
- 03Cantonese848+3.0%
- 04Greek766-0.9%
- 05Bengali589-28.7%
- 06Arabic3780%
- 07Spanish366+15.8%
- 08Hindi361-3.7%
- 09Tagalog321+2.6%
- 10Macedonian296-12.2%
Why doesn't one language lead in Kogarah?
Even Nepali, the biggest, reaches only 11 per cent of residents. Each of 14 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Which countries are Kogarah's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up about 9,000 people, most often from Nepal.
- 01Nepal1,756+20.7%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,253-23.1%
- 03India953+10.9%
- 04Philippines633+23.2%
- 05Bangladesh441-32.6%
- 06Greece345+19.4%
- 07England212+66.9%
- 08North Macedonia212
- 09Brazil207+101%
- 10New Zealand196+21.0%
Is Kogarah more multilingual than Bayside?
Kogarah's share is above Bayside, at 1.2 times the rate.
- Kogarah
- 61.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Bayside
- 50.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Kogarah?
- 01Christianity6,307+3.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,669+20.1%
- 03Hinduism2,654+18.3%
- 04Islam1,076+1.1%
- 05Buddhism779+0.9%
- 06Judaism25+150%
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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