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3rd of 542 local government areas for language diversity

Cumberland's languages, none of them in the majority

In Cumberland, about 153,000 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, and no one language accounts for most of them. That's 103 languages with a community of ten or more. That puts Cumberland third in the country for language diversity.

Residents
236,276
Speak another language
152,747
Languages at home
145
Change since 2016
+10.0%

How evenly spread are Cumberland's languages?

Arabic is the largest, with about 33,000 people. Take the top five together and they reach one in three residents. There are 16 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Which ten languages are most spoken in Cumberland?

Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    33,343+1.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    16,758+21.7%
  3. 03
    Nepali
    11,144+108%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    9,656-3.4%
  5. 05
    Tamil
    7,219+12.6%
  6. 06
    Turkish
    6,6340%
  7. 07
    Urdu
    6,187+30.1%
  8. 08
    Korean
    5,824+13.3%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    5,120+6.5%
  10. 10
    Hazaraghi
    3,978+20.1%

How do Cumberland's languages compare in size?

  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Cumberland, covering 128,759 speakers. Bigger blocks mean more speakers, and the shade shows the change on 2016. Every figure is also in the table below.
  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Cumberland, covering 128,759 speakers. Bigger blocks mean more speakers, and the shade shows the change on 2016. Every figure is also in the table below.

Where does Cumberland sit on the diversity index?

Nationally

#3

Ranked against every council in Australia, Cumberland comes third. In New South Wales, it’s 3 of 128. Cumberland's place on the diversity index.

Does every suburb of Cumberland have the same mix?

Suburbs differ a lot, from Auburn at the top to Greystanes at the bottom.

Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.

What else does the census say about Cumberland?

India is the most common birthplace after Australia.

Country of birth

52.2% born overseas, across 156 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    18,218+32.6%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    16,426+15.5%
  3. 03
    Lebanon
    11,253+6.2%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    10,935+119%
  5. 05
    Afghanistan
    6,292+1.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    4,978+5.5%
  7. 07
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    4,903+12.4%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    4,898+3.8%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    4,496+11.5%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    4,269-10.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    83,569-4.1%
  2. 02
    Islam
    53,793+13.6%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    36,823+20.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    30,478+43.1%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    10,041+7.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    16-36.0%

How much more multilingual is Cumberland than New South Wales?

Measured against New South Wales, Cumberland's share is about two and a half times as high. Only two councils in New South Wales rank higher.

Cumberland
64.6%
New South Wales
25.7%
Australia
21.3%

Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.

Cumberland's place on the diversity index.

Where is Cumberland on the language map?

The shading shows how many residents speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home, on ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Compare Cumberland with its neighbours on the full map.

ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.

Blank answers matter here. 19,683 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 64.6%. Count them in and it's 73.0%; drop them from the base and it's 70.5%.

Figures for Cumberland itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.

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