Allawah, Georges River

Languages spoken in Allawah

In Allawah, just over two in three residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with no single language in the lead by much. Nepali is second. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for New South Wales.

Residents
5,454
Speak another language
67.5%-6.6%
Languages spoken
56
Born overseas
60.8%

Which languages are spoken in Allawah?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    758-30.3%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    660+59.4%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    586-12.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    188-13.4%
  5. 05
    Macedonian
    185+21.7%
  6. 06
    Greek
    149+6.4%
  7. 07
    Bengali
    118-17.5%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    104+9.5%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    84-34.9%
  10. 10
    Indonesian
    71+109%

Why doesn't one language lead in Allawah?

The largest, Mandarin, is spoken by 14 per cent of residents. There are 11 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Which countries are Allawah's residents from?

Overseas-born residents make up about 3,300 people, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    892-29.2%
  2. 02
    Nepal
    658+60.5%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    192+16.4%
  4. 04
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    138-17.9%
  5. 05
    North Macedonia
    126
  6. 06
    India
    122-11.6%
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    111-5.1%
  8. 08
    Greece
    86+50.9%
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    65-12.2%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    60-22.1%

Is Allawah more multilingual than Georges River?

The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for Georges River.

Allawah
67.5%
New South Wales
25.7%
Georges River
53.1%

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

What religions are reported in Allawah?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,052-10.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,694-10.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    744+43.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    344-6.3%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    341+14.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    20-42.9%

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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