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Gordon, Ku-ring-gai

What Gordon speaks at home

In Gordon, about 4,200 people speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Korean. Gordon's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate.

Residents
8,698
Speak another language
47.9%+42.8%
Languages spoken
48
Born overseas
51.2%

How far does Chinese lead in Gordon?

Chinese at home

30%

The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.

Which other languages are spoken in Gordon?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,747+55.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    791+44.3%
  3. 03
    Korean
    436-3.3%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    196+94.1%
  5. 05
    Japanese
    115+7.5%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    66+8.2%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    56-8.2%
  8. 08
    Thai
    50+138%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    45+543%
  10. 10
    Russian
    44+12.8%

How does Gordon compare with Ku-ring-gai?

Gordon's share is above Ku-ring-gai, at 1.5 times the rate.

Gordon (NSW)
47.9%
Australia
21.3%
Ku-ring-gai
32.7%

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

Which countries are Gordon's residents from?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,382+68.1%
  2. 02
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    395+2.3%
  3. 03
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    360+36.4%
  4. 04
    England
    301-12.0%
  5. 05
    Taiwan
    201+4.1%
  6. 06
    Iran
    186+59.0%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    186+3.9%
  8. 08
    India
    177+27.3%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    168+13.5%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    130+13.0%

What religions are reported in Gordon?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,054+44.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,360-3.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    375+30.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    175+25.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    114+148%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    110-14.1%

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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Gordon (NSW) is part of Ku-ring-gai, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.