Chester Hill, Canterbury-Bankstown
The languages of Chester Hill
Chester Hill, in Canterbury-Bankstown, is a suburb of many languages: about 8,500 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Behind it sits Vietnamese. Chester Hill's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 13,792
- Speak another language
- 61.3%+10.4%
- Languages spoken
- 69
- Born overseas
- 41.1%
Which languages are spoken in Chester Hill?
- 01Arabic3,524+19.0%
- 02Vietnamese1,617+3.7%
- 03Mandarin634+17.4%
- 04Cantonese557-5.3%
- 05Urdu210+108%
- 06Hazaraghi179+348%
- 07Turkish136+7.1%
- 08Greek126-3.8%
- 09Italian112-23.3%
- 10Tongan108+1.9%
Why doesn't one language lead in Chester Hill?
Even Arabic, the biggest, reaches only about 3,500 people. There are 6 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Which countries are Chester Hill's residents from?
Among residents born overseas, Vietnam leads.
- 01Vietnam1,368+9.6%
- 02Lebanon1,053+14.8%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)654+32.1%
- 04Afghanistan208+139%
- 05Iraq205+6.8%
- 06New Zealand158-32.5%
- 07Pakistan128+62.0%
- 08Syria115+9.5%
- 09India113+48.7%
- 10Philippines103-33.1%
How does Chester Hill compare with Canterbury-Bankstown?
Chester Hill is about level with Canterbury-Bankstown.
- Chester Hill
- 61.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- 58.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Chester Hill?
- 01Islam4,881+40.7%
- 02Christianity4,161-16.3%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs1,995+14.7%
- 04Buddhism1,276-6.4%
- 05Hinduism93+9.4%
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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