Punchbowl, Canterbury-Bankstown
The languages of Punchbowl
At the 2021 Census, 34 per cent of residents in Punchbowl, a suburb of Canterbury-Bankstown, spoke Arabic at home. The next largest is Vietnamese. Punchbowl's share is above New South Wales, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 20,316
- Speak another language
- 69.4%-1.0%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 46.3%
How far does Arabic lead in Punchbowl?
Arabic at home
34%
No other language comes close; Vietnamese is next.
What's spoken in Punchbowl besides Arabic?
- 01Arabic6,940-3.6%
- 02Vietnamese1,437-0.7%
- 03Bengali802+15.6%
- 04Urdu798+31.0%
- 05Greek745-5.2%
- 06Cantonese518-9.8%
- 07Indonesian479+4.4%
- 08Mandarin395+6.8%
- 09Portuguese178-22.3%
- 10Hindi155+14.8%
Where does Punchbowl sit against Australia as a whole?
Punchbowl's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.
- Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW)
- 69.4%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Punchbowl's residents born?
Lebanon is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Lebanon2,5020%
- 02Vietnam1,106+4.7%
- 03Bangladesh617+7.3%
- 04Pakistan571-0.5%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)487-3.2%
- 06Indonesia384+15.0%
- 07Greece346-2.8%
- 08India312+121%
- 09Syria272+22.0%
- 10Egypt238-0.8%
What's Punchbowl's religious mix?
- 01Islam7,965+11.7%
- 02Christianity7,755-5.5%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs1,823+17.5%
- 04Buddhism1,035-5.6%
- 05Hinduism241+5.2%
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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Punchbowl (Canterbury-Bankstown - NSW) is part of Canterbury-Bankstown, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.