Narwee, Canterbury-Bankstown
The languages of Narwee
Chinese is the main language after English in Narwee, spoken at home by nearly three in ten residents at the 2021 Census. Canterbury-Bankstown has much the same share. It's one of the suburbs of Canterbury-Bankstown, which has its own page.
- Residents
- 5,180
- Speak another language
- 60.5%-3.7%
- Languages spoken
- 52
- Born overseas
- 50.4%
How large is Narwee's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
29%
The census counts Cantonese, Mandarin and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
Which other languages are spoken in Narwee?
- 01Cantonese755-4.6%
- 02Mandarin693-18.7%
- 03Arabic338+21.6%
- 04Greek253+17.7%
- 05Indonesian106-5.4%
- 06Vietnamese101+14.8%
- 07Tagalog88-1.1%
- 08Spanish74+39.6%
- 09Nepali71+4.4%
- 10Bengali62+10.7%
How does Narwee compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Narwee
- 60.5%
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- 58.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Narwee's residents from?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)825-14.6%
- 02Philippines197+35.9%
- 03Hong Kong (SAR of China)186-9.7%
- 04Lebanon130+27.5%
- 05Indonesia129+26.5%
- 06Greece111+26.1%
- 07Malaysia104-4.6%
- 08Vietnam94-2.1%
- 09India81+22.7%
- 10New Zealand71-36.0%
What religions are reported in Narwee?
- 01Christianity2,329-5.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,553+4.9%
- 03Islam527+35.8%
- 04Buddhism355-11.7%
- 05Hinduism149-3.2%
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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Narwee is part of Canterbury-Bankstown, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.