St Ives, Ku-ring-gai
The languages of St Ives
Chinese is the main language after English in St Ives, spoken at home by just over one in six residents at the 2021 Census. New South Wales has a lower share than St Ives. That adds up to 66 languages across the suburb.
- Residents
- 18,226
- Speak another language
- 32.8%+30.0%
- Languages spoken
- 66
- Born overseas
- 45.9%
How far does Chinese lead in St Ives?
Chinese at home
18%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
Which other languages are spoken in St Ives?
- 01Mandarin2,387+60.4%
- 02Cantonese774+23.4%
- 03Korean439+7.3%
- 04Persian (excluding Dari)389+39.4%
- 05Hebrew178+27.1%
- 06Spanish171+23.9%
- 07Hindi129+72.0%
- 08Afrikaans107+2.9%
- 09German1070%
- 10Japanese97-14.9%
Where does St Ives sit against Ku-ring-gai?
Ku-ring-gai has much the same share.
- St Ives (NSW)
- 32.8%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Ku-ring-gai
- 32.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are St Ives' residents from?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,875+51.6%
- 02South Africa1,301-12.1%
- 03England1,075-2.5%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)455+25.7%
- 05Korea, Republic of (South)360+13.2%
- 06India354+45.1%
- 07Iran350+19.0%
- 08New Zealand335-8.0%
- 09Malaysia152-7.9%
- 10United States of America151+11.9%
What religions are reported in St Ives?
- 01Christianity7,678-7.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs7,180+43.4%
- 03Judaism1,506-10.6%
- 04Buddhism526+30.2%
- 05Hinduism396+30.7%
- 06Islam183+31.7%
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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St Ives (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.