Chifley, Canberra

The languages of Chifley

In Chifley, one in four residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Nepali. Mandarin is second. The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Australia as a whole.

Residents
2,646
Speak another language
24.6%+22.1%
Languages spoken
39
Born overseas
28.2%

What languages are spoken in Chifley?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Nepali
    119+750%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    59+43.9%
  3. 03
    Tamil
    37+54.2%
  4. 04
    Punjabi
    27-20.6%
  5. 05
    Greek
    24-14.3%
  6. 06
    Telugu
    23+27.8%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    22+120%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    19+90.0%
  9. 09
    Filipino
    17+88.9%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    17-22.7%

Which countries are Chifley's residents from?

Nepal is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    Nepal
    105+775%
  2. 02
    India
    100+4.2%
  3. 03
    England
    73-3.9%
  4. 04
    Bhutan
    57+613%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    45+12.5%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    39+69.6%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    38+52.0%
  8. 08
    Germany
    22+10.0%
  9. 09
    Pakistan
    21-25.0%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    20+81.8%

Where does Chifley sit against Canberra?

Chifley is about level with Canberra.

Chifley (ACT)
24.6%
Australia
21.3%
Canberra
23.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What religions are reported in Chifley?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,138+32.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,014-7.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    208+154%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    100+156%
  5. 05
    Islam
    43-44.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    10+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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