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Lewisham, Inner West

The languages of Lewisham

Mandarin is the most common language after English in Lewisham, where about 920 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. New South Wales has a higher share than Lewisham. The census lists 39 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
4,147
Speak another language
22.2%+36.0%
Languages spoken
39
Born overseas
29.9%

Which languages lead in Lewisham?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    178+202%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    117+105%
  3. 03
    Italian
    89+56.1%
  4. 04
    Greek
    84+13.5%
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    76-1.3%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    49-18.3%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    42+55.6%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    28-6.7%
  9. 09
    French
    23+15.0%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    22+46.7%

Which countries are Lewisham's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, China leads.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    168+151%
  2. 02
    England
    150+26.1%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    106+112%
  4. 04
    Portugal
    59+5.4%
  5. 05
    Italy
    56+60.0%
  6. 06
    Ireland
    54+350%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    52+52.9%
  8. 08
    Greece
    44+2.3%
  9. 09
    India
    41+156%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    40

Is Lewisham more multilingual than Inner West?

Lewisham is about level with Inner West.

Lewisham (NSW)
22.2%
New South Wales
25.7%
Inner West
23.8%

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

What religions are reported in Lewisham?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,386+61.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,308-2.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    133+44.6%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    38+65.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    22-35.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    8-50.0%

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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Lewisham (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.