Padstow, Canterbury-Bankstown

Languages spoken in Padstow

Padstow, in Canterbury-Bankstown, is a suburb of many languages: about 6,300 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Behind it sits Cantonese. Padstow's share is below Canterbury-Bankstown. The census lists 64 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
14,005
Speak another language
45.2%+6.5%
Languages spoken
64
Born overseas
37.3%

Which languages are spoken in Padstow?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Arabic
    1,115+15.3%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    974-1.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    914+6.4%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    791+25.6%
  5. 05
    Greek
    481-6.4%
  6. 06
    Macedonian
    239-2.0%
  7. 07
    Indonesian
    205+43.4%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    166+13.7%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    133+47.8%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    120+53.8%

Why doesn't one language lead in Padstow?

Even Arabic, the biggest, reaches only about 1,100 people. In all, 8 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Which countries are Padstow's residents from?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,026+0.9%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    650+22.9%
  3. 03
    Lebanon
    347+11.2%
  4. 04
    India
    245-2.4%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    241+0.8%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    235+34.3%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    220+12.2%
  8. 08
    Indonesia
    211+39.7%
  9. 09
    Egypt
    186+8.8%
  10. 10
    England
    181+18.3%

How does Padstow compare with Australia as a whole?

Padstow's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate.

Padstow
45.2%
Canterbury-Bankstown
58.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Padstow?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,180-6.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,581+23.2%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,279+61.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    826+10.7%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    321+14.6%

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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