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Fairfield West, Fairfield

Languages spoken in Fairfield West

At the 2021 Census, about 8,900 people in Fairfield West used a language other than English at home, most often Vietnamese, though no language dominates. Assyrian Neo-Aramaic comes next. Fairfield West's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.

Residents
12,873
Speak another language
68.9%+13.2%
Languages spoken
61
Born overseas
55.2%

What are Fairfield West's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    2,464+8.2%
  2. 02
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    1,495+50.3%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    1,462+36.6%
  4. 04
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
    823+53.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    395-17.2%
  6. 06
    Khmer
    350-13.2%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    245-5.4%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    157-16.9%
  9. 09
    Italian
    137-18.5%
  10. 10
    Croatian
    131-23.4%

How spread out are Fairfield West's languages?

Vietnamese leads with about 2,500 people. In all, 10 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Where were Fairfield West's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 55 per cent of residents, most often from Iraq.

  1. 01
    Iraq
    2,335+47.4%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    1,649+10.0%
  3. 03
    Syria
    601+283%
  4. 04
    Cambodia
    381-5.0%
  5. 05
    Lebanon
    159+27.2%
  6. 06
    Italy
    127-16.4%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    126-21.3%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    123-3.9%
  9. 09
    Chile
    112-3.4%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    100+11.1%

Is Fairfield West more multilingual than New South Wales?

New South Wales has a lower share than Fairfield West.

Fairfield West
68.9%
Australia
21.3%
New South Wales
25.7%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Fairfield West's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,545+14.1%
  2. 02
    Buddhism
    1,8790%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,700+21.0%
  4. 04
    Islam
    742+9.0%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    44-31.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

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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