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Ermington, Parramatta

The languages of Ermington

The 2021 Census counted 46 per cent of residents in Ermington speaking another language at home, across 69 languages led by Mandarin. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Parramatta. Residents born overseas most often come from China.

Residents
12,454
Speak another language
46.0%+33.3%
Languages spoken
69
Born overseas
40.1%

Which languages are spoken in Ermington?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,193+53.7%
  2. 02
    Korean
    927+67.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    720+40.4%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    688+11.5%
  5. 05
    Armenian
    281+30.7%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    163+23.5%
  7. 07
    Italian
    127-8.0%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    123+16.0%
  9. 09
    Indonesian
    111+2.8%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    103+83.9%

How spread out are Ermington's languages?

Even Mandarin, the biggest, reaches only one in ten residents. In all, 7 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Where were Ermington's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 5,000 people, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,070+47.4%
  2. 02
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    729+69.1%
  3. 03
    Lebanon
    255-2.7%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    246+139%
  5. 05
    India
    241+28.2%
  6. 06
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    228+49.0%
  7. 07
    Iran
    211+35.3%
  8. 08
    England
    187-13.8%
  9. 09
    New Zealand
    159-0.6%
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    123+32.3%

Where does Ermington sit against New South Wales?

Ermington's share is above New South Wales, at 1.8 times the rate.

Ermington
46.0%
Parramatta
55.6%
New South Wales
25.7%

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

What's Ermington's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    6,346+2.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,886+49.2%
  3. 03
    Islam
    723+42.0%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    425+22.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    315+36.4%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6-53.8%

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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