Riverwood, Georges River
What Riverwood speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 28 per cent of residents in Riverwood, a suburb of Georges River, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Arabic. Riverwood's share is above Georges River, at 1.2 times the rate. Residents speak 66 languages between them.
- Residents
- 12,593
- Speak another language
- 61.1%+3.0%
- Languages spoken
- 66
- Born overseas
- 52.8%
How many people in Riverwood speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
28%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Wu separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
What's spoken in Riverwood besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin1,8560%
- 02Cantonese1,644+9.6%
- 03Arabic993-4.2%
- 04Vietnamese352+8.0%
- 05Indonesian315+1.6%
- 06Greek266-24.4%
- 07Nepali237+59.1%
- 08Tagalog203+39.0%
- 09Spanish200+5.3%
- 10Macedonian138-17.9%
Where does Riverwood sit against New South Wales?
New South Wales has a lower share than Riverwood.
- Riverwood
- 61.1%
- Georges River
- 53.1%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Riverwood's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,315+3.7%
- 02Vietnam369+24.7%
- 03Lebanon366+10.2%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)362+9.4%
- 05Philippines354+33.1%
- 06Indonesia342+24.8%
- 07New Zealand258-11.6%
- 08Nepal249+91.5%
- 09India179+22.6%
- 10Bangladesh150+78.6%
What's Riverwood's religious mix?
- 01Christianity5,126-5.9%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,892+12.8%
- 03Islam1,419+23.5%
- 04Buddhism903+8.9%
- 05Hinduism425+88.1%
- 06Judaism5-44.4%
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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Riverwood is part of Georges River, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.