Arabic
2,630 speakers
The community has more than doubled since 2016.
Camden, New South Wales
The languages of Camden
At the 2021 Census, just over one in five residents in Camden spoke a language other than English at home. Arabic was the most common, followed by Spanish. The quickest climber in the top five is Arabic, which has more than doubled since 2016. Camden's share trails the share for New South Wales.
- Residents
- 118,010
- Speak another language
- 25,637
- Languages at home
- 125
- Change since 2016
- +152.0%
Which languages lead in Camden?
Is Camden more or less multilingual than the City of Sydney?
Camden's share is under the share for the City of Sydney, though not by much. Among 128 councils in New South Wales, Camden is 24th.
- Camden
- 21.7%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.
How does Camden's language list break down?
The chip beside each count is the change since 2016. Totals include broad ABS categories like "Chinese, nfd" that the list leaves out.
How big is each language community in Camden?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
What's the fastest-growing language in Camden?
Fastest-growing language
Punjabi
+537.3% since 2016
Punjabi has more than tripled since 2016, the steepest rise of any language that had 150 or more speakers in 2016.
How do Camden's suburbs compare?
The share runs from nearly one in two residents in Leppington to 3.8 per cent of residents in Camden South.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- LeppingtonLed by Arabic47%4,388
- Oran ParkLed by Punjabi38%6,624
- Smeaton GrangeLed by Samoan38%331
- Gregory HillsLed by Arabic35%2,811
- Catherine FieldLed by Cantonese34%929
- Gledswood HillsLed by Arabic32%1,892
- Harrington ParkLed by Arabic17%2,263
- Spring Farm (NSW)Led by Spanish15%1,378
- Mount AnnanLed by Arabic14%1,637
- Currans HillLed by Spanish12%675
- KirkhamLed by Italian12%79
- CobbittyLed by Arabic11%461
- Narellan ValeLed by Arabic10%737
- NarellanLed by Spanish8%279
- Elderslie (Camden - NSW)Led by Spanish8%597
- Ellis LaneLed by Khmer7%61
- GrasmereLed by Italian6%143
- CamdenLed by Spanish5%177
- Camden SouthLed by Italian4%175
- 19 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Where were Camden's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
Country of birth
21.0% born overseas, across 132 countries.
- 01India2,892+336%
- 02England2,668+9.9%
- 03New Zealand1,804+71.3%
- 04Philippines1,502+187%
- 05Iraq1,257+354%
- 06Fiji1,186+131%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)863+90.9%
- 08Nepal843+1773%
- 09Pakistan707+362%
- 10Italy701+51.4%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity70,205+31.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs30,199+103%
- 03Islam5,932+286%
- 04Hinduism4,428+368%
- 05Buddhism1,848+125%
- 06Judaism16+45.5%
Where is Camden on the language map?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
21.7% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 4,082 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 25.2%; among respondents alone it's 22.5%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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