Whalan, Blacktown
Languages spoken in Whalan
The 2021 Census found about 1,600 people in Whalan, part of Blacktown, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for Australia as a whole. In all, 52 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 5,886
- Speak another language
- 26.8%+7.7%
- Languages spoken
- 52
- Born overseas
- 25.2%
What's spoken at home in Whalan?
- 01Samoan229-11.6%
- 02Arabic219+36.0%
- 03Hindi122-10.3%
- 04Tagalog119+8.2%
- 05Tongan106+19.1%
- 06Urdu76+33.3%
- 07Bengali72+125%
- 08Filipino66+15.8%
- 09Punjabi45+73.1%
- 10Tamil35+59.1%
Where were Whalan's residents born?
New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01New Zealand211-9.1%
- 02Philippines207+10.7%
- 03Samoa138+7.0%
- 04Fiji100-20.0%
- 05England80-17.5%
- 06India68+1.5%
- 07Bangladesh62+210%
- 08Iraq62+226%
- 09Pakistan55+12.2%
- 10Tonga46+9.5%
Is Whalan more multilingual than New South Wales?
New South Wales has much the same share.
- Whalan
- 26.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Whalan's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,870-16.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,627+25.8%
- 03Islam474+38.6%
- 04Hinduism120-2.4%
- 05Buddhism65+85.7%
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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