Beecroft, Hornsby
What Beecroft speaks at home
In Beecroft, about 3,500 people speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Korean. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 10,186
- Speak another language
- 34.6%+35.3%
- Languages spoken
- 54
- Born overseas
- 34.9%
How far does Chinese lead in Beecroft?
Chinese at home
19%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
Which other languages are spoken in Beecroft?
- 01Mandarin1,144+43.0%
- 02Cantonese718+22.1%
- 03Korean336+43.6%
- 04Hindi188+55.4%
- 05Tamil169+26.1%
- 06Sinhalese70+25.0%
- 07Vietnamese63+16.7%
- 08Persian (excluding Dari)56+30.2%
- 09Arabic55+96.4%
- 10Punjabi53+6.0%
Is Beecroft more multilingual than Hornsby?
Beecroft is about level with Hornsby.
- Beecroft
- 34.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Hornsby
- 34.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Beecroft's residents from?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)931+40.4%
- 02India374+67.0%
- 03Hong Kong (SAR of China)308+14.5%
- 04England260-8.5%
- 05Korea, Republic of (South)228+51.0%
- 06Malaysia177+32.1%
- 07Sri Lanka157+1.3%
- 08New Zealand150-2.0%
- 09South Africa92+19.5%
- 10Vietnam91+46.8%
What religions are reported in Beecroft?
- 01Christianity4,952-6.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,624+34.8%
- 03Hinduism582+60.3%
- 04Buddhism335+21.4%
- 05Islam153+128%
- 06Judaism17+70.0%
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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