Berala, Cumberland
The languages of Berala
At the 2021 Census, 34 per cent of residents in Berala, a suburb of Cumberland, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Arabic. The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 8,575
- Speak another language
- 72.3%-5.9%
- Languages spoken
- 57
- Born overseas
- 57.5%
How many people in Berala speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
34%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
What's spoken in Berala besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin1,538+13.9%
- 02Cantonese1,247-7.5%
- 03Arabic537-17.9%
- 04Vietnamese391+1.8%
- 05Korean259-11.3%
- 06Croatian197-8.8%
- 07Tamil171-21.2%
- 08Turkish154-14.4%
- 09Nepali148+20.3%
- 10Tagalog146-5.2%
Is Berala more multilingual than New South Wales?
Berala's share is above New South Wales, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Berala
- 72.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Berala's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,483+9.1%
- 02Vietnam731+1.1%
- 03Philippines254+17.6%
- 04Korea, Republic of (South)217-8.4%
- 05Afghanistan171-39.8%
- 06Sri Lanka154-14.9%
- 07India142-9.0%
- 08Lebanon142-2.7%
- 09Nepal138+32.7%
- 10Pakistan123-22.6%
What's Berala's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,880-4.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,377+14.8%
- 03Islam1,312-15.4%
- 04Buddhism1,058-13.0%
- 05Hinduism296-19.1%
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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Berala is part of Cumberland, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.