Ashfield, Inner West
Languages spoken in Ashfield (NSW)
Chinese is the main language after English in Ashfield, spoken at home by nearly one in five residents at the 2021 Census. New South Wales has a lower share than Ashfield. That adds up to 78 languages across the suburb.
- Residents
- 22,565
- Speak another language
- 48.0%-12.1%
- Languages spoken
- 78
- Born overseas
- 48.8%
How large is Ashfield's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
19%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
Which other languages are spoken in Ashfield?
- 01Mandarin2,888-17.3%
- 02Nepali1,526-9.2%
- 03Cantonese1,2310%
- 04Italian470-21.1%
- 05Spanish387-3.5%
- 06Greek359-6.8%
- 07Thai330-17.1%
- 08Arabic327+1.9%
- 09Tagalog317+17.0%
- 10Vietnamese303+11.8%
Where does Ashfield sit against Inner West?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Inner West.
- Ashfield (NSW)
- 48.0%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Inner West
- 23.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Ashfield's residents from?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,810-19.5%
- 02Nepal1,528-6.1%
- 03India774-35.0%
- 04Philippines655+5.3%
- 05England514+7.8%
- 06Thailand382-5.2%
- 07New Zealand350+1.2%
- 08Italy349-14.9%
- 09Vietnam342+15.2%
- 10Hong Kong (SAR of China)2900%
What religions are reported in Ashfield?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs9,341+15.5%
- 02Christianity8,057-6.8%
- 03Hinduism2,158-18.8%
- 04Buddhism1,521-3.7%
- 05Islam503+22.7%
- 06Judaism29-34.1%
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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Ashfield (NSW) is part of Inner West, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.