Kingsford, Randwick

The languages of Kingsford

In Kingsford, more than two in five residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with no single language in the lead by much. Greek is second. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Randwick.

Residents
13,336
Speak another language
43.2%-33.0%
Languages spoken
69
Born overseas
46.7%

How do Kingsford's languages rank?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,315-63.9%
  2. 02
    Greek
    850-9.4%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    543-10.8%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    505-33.4%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    273+32.5%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    151+58.9%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    137-6.2%
  8. 08
    French
    133+47.8%
  9. 09
    Italian
    122-4.7%
  10. 10
    Thai
    116-7.2%

Why doesn't one language lead in Kingsford?

The largest, Mandarin, is spoken by 9.9 per cent of residents. There are 7 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Which countries are Kingsford's residents from?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,131-69.6%
  2. 02
    Indonesia
    570-10.8%
  3. 03
    England
    381+14.8%
  4. 04
    India
    376+64.2%
  5. 05
    Greece
    335-10.4%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    327-24.1%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    234+31.5%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    228+18.8%
  9. 09
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    195-36.5%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    160+8.1%

How does Kingsford compare with Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.

Kingsford (NSW)
43.2%
Randwick
26.7%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Kingsford?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    5,924-1.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,792-21.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    632-19.2%
  4. 04
    Islam
    473-12.7%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    466+7.9%
  6. 06
    Hinduism
    407+42.8%

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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Kingsford (NSW) is part of Randwick, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.