Guildford, Cumberland
What Guildford speaks at home
The 2021 Census found Arabic spoken at home by about 7,300 people in Guildford, well ahead of any other language. Guildford's share is above New South Wales, at more than twice the rate. In all, 90 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 23,736
- Speak another language
- 64.1%+6.1%
- Languages spoken
- 90
- Born overseas
- 44.5%
How large is Guildford's Arabic-speaking community?
Arabic at home
31%
Chinese, in second place, has far fewer speakers.
What's spoken in Guildford besides Arabic?
- 01Arabic7,2590%
- 02Mandarin777-1.1%
- 03Hazaraghi733+78.8%
- 04Dari604+40.5%
- 05Urdu600+78.0%
- 06Turkish555+9.0%
- 07Cantonese488-13.2%
- 08Nepali438+83.3%
- 09Vietnamese426+3.9%
- 10Persian (excluding Dari)367-19.0%
Where does Guildford sit against Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Guildford.
- Guildford (NSW)
- 64.1%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Guildford's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 45 per cent of residents, most often from Lebanon.
- 01Lebanon2,491+6.5%
- 02Afghanistan1,073+42.7%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)791-1.7%
- 04Pakistan638+67.9%
- 05Iraq5240%
- 06Vietnam480+7.6%
- 07India376-0.8%
- 08Philippines370+6.3%
- 09Nepal369+97.3%
- 10Iran305-29.1%
What's Guildford's religious mix?
- 01Islam9,331+25.2%
- 02Christianity8,224-6.6%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs2,424+5.2%
- 04Buddhism671-8.8%
- 05Hinduism639+14.5%
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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