Thornton, Maitland
Languages spoken in Thornton (NSW)
The 2021 Census found one in 19 residents in Thornton speaking a language other than English at home, led by Punjabi. Thornton's share is below New South Wales. It's one of the suburbs of Maitland, which has its own page.
- Residents
- 10,597
- Speak another language
- 5.4%+166%
- Languages spoken
- 43
- Born overseas
- 7.6%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Thornton?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
- 01Punjabi61+336%
- 02Afrikaans50+194%
- 03Mandarin41+24.2%
- 04Urdu36+260%
- 05Nepali28
- 06Hindi27
- 07Italian22+10.0%
- 08Malayalam22
- 09Filipino21
- 10Cantonese17+41.7%
Where does Thornton sit against Maitland?
Thornton's share is above Maitland, at 1.1 times the rate.
- Thornton (NSW)
- 5.4%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Maitland
- 4.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
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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Thornton (NSW) is part of Maitland, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.