Sinhalese
20 speakers
It has more than doubled since 2016.
Edward River, New South Wales
Languages spoken in Edward River
The 2021 Census found 175 people in Edward River speaking a language other than English at home, a small community in which Sinhalese is the largest group. Only a small margin separates Malayalam from the leader. Edward River's share is less than half the share for New South Wales.
- Residents
- 8,372
- Speak another language
- 175
- Languages at home
- 28
- Change since 2016
- −24.9%
What languages besides English do people speak in Edward River?
Small as they are, Sinhalese, Malayalam and Tagalog are the largest.
How does Edward River compare with the City of Sydney?
In the City of Sydney, the share speaking another language is more than double. Edward River is 98th of 128 across New South Wales.
- Edward River
- 2.1%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
How even is Edward River from suburb to suburb?
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- MayrungLed by Tagalog3%7
- BlightyLed by Filipino2%7
- DeniliquinLed by Sinhalese2%161
- Wanganella0%0
- Stud Park0%0
- 5 suburbs in Edward River. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 2.1% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 768 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 11.3%, while measuring only those who answered gives 2.3%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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