Pendle Hill, Cumberland
The languages of Pendle Hill
In Pendle Hill, about 4,600 people speak a language other than English at home, and Tamil leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Gujarati. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Cumberland.
- Residents
- 7,452
- Speak another language
- 61.5%+15.4%
- Languages spoken
- 53
- Born overseas
- 55.7%
How far does Tamil lead in Pendle Hill?
Tamil at home
17%
No other language comes close; Gujarati is next.
Which other languages are spoken in Pendle Hill?
- 01Tamil1,272+4.4%
- 02Gujarati491+12.1%
- 03Hindi427+5.7%
- 04Telugu416+73.3%
- 05Punjabi291+59.0%
- 06Arabic259+18.8%
- 07Malayalam152+176%
- 08Mandarin122-7.6%
- 09Nepali109+58.0%
- 10Cantonese96-10.3%
Is Pendle Hill more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Pendle Hill's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Pendle Hill
- 61.5%
- Cumberland
- 64.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Pendle Hill's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly three in five residents, most often from India.
- 01India1,926+35.3%
- 02Sri Lanka771-12.5%
- 03Philippines134+9.8%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)120-4.0%
- 05Fiji106+21.8%
- 06Lebanon103+2.0%
- 07Nepal91+49.2%
- 08New Zealand77-23.8%
- 09Malta64-31.9%
- 10England61-15.3%
What religions are reported in Pendle Hill?
- 01Hinduism2,932+21.0%
- 02Christianity2,338-11.2%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs770+8.5%
- 04Islam330+20.0%
- 05Buddhism129+9.3%
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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Pendle Hill is part of Cumberland, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.