Burwood, Burwood
Languages spoken in Burwood (NSW)
In Burwood, about 13,000 people speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Burwood's share is above Burwood, at 1.3 times the rate. The census lists 60 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 18,173
- Speak another language
- 73.7%+13.1%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 68.4%
How large is Burwood's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
44%
Most of these speak Mandarin, with Cantonese next.
Which other languages are spoken in Burwood?
- 01Mandarin5,901+8.0%
- 02Cantonese2,010+5.3%
- 03Nepali1,455+200%
- 04Vietnamese547+66.3%
- 05Korean424-29.7%
- 06Italian278-21.5%
- 07Arabic251-6.0%
- 08Thai249+75.4%
- 09Greek206-22.8%
- 10Indonesian199+74.6%
Is Burwood more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Burwood's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.
- Burwood (NSW)
- 73.7%
- Burwood
- 56.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Burwood's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly seven in ten residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)5,283-5.3%
- 02Nepal1,515+205%
- 03Vietnam604+33.3%
- 04Malaysia558+242%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)512+13.0%
- 06India505-18.5%
- 07Korea, Republic of (South)424-25.4%
- 08Taiwan371+11.4%
- 09Philippines295+46.0%
- 10Indonesia280+67.7%
What religions are reported in Burwood?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs8,037+10.3%
- 02Christianity4,636-1.9%
- 03Buddhism2,060+36.3%
- 04Hinduism1,841+76.7%
- 05Islam279+27.4%
- 06Judaism10
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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