Jesmond, Newcastle
What Jesmond speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 33 per cent of residents in Jesmond spoke a language other than English at home, most often Arabic. The next largest is Mandarin. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 2,997
- Speak another language
- 33.2%-4.1%
- Languages spoken
- 47
- Born overseas
- 35.0%
What's spoken at home in Jesmond?
- 01Arabic150+5.6%
- 02Mandarin98-47.0%
- 03Pashto81-9.0%
- 04Urdu75+92.3%
- 05Dari49-47.9%
- 06Nepali47+1467%
- 07Bengali41+7.9%
- 08Hazaraghi32+357%
- 09Punjabi32+256%
- 10Persian (excluding Dari)26-18.8%
Where were Jesmond's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, Afghanistan leads.
- 01Afghanistan140-22.7%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)99-40.7%
- 03India90+32.4%
- 04Syria86+177%
- 05Pakistan64+178%
- 06Nepal55+1733%
- 07England46+43.8%
- 08Philippines34+17.2%
- 09Bangladesh30-23.1%
- 10Ethiopia28+300%
How does Jesmond compare with New South Wales?
Jesmond's share is above New South Wales, at 1.3 times the rate.
- Jesmond
- 33.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Jesmond's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs999+16.0%
- 02Christianity995-20.9%
- 03Islam511+10.8%
- 04Hinduism106+242%
- 05Buddhism75-25.0%
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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