Korean
6,185 speakers
About 4.6 per cent of all residents.
14th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Chinese and the other languages of Ryde
In Ryde, nearly one in two residents speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese (mostly Mandarin and Cantonese) is far ahead of the rest, according to the 2021 Census. The next four languages combined don't reach its total. Only 13 councils rank higher for language diversity.
- Residents
- 134,223
- Speak another language
- 65,886
- Languages at home
- 116
- Change since 2016
- +14.7%
How large is Ryde's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
22%
The Chinese-speaking community numbers about 30,000 people. That's 45 per cent of those who speak a language other than English. The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately, and Mandarin leads. In five years, the Chinese-speaking group has grown since 2016.
Is Ryde more multilingual than the City of Sydney?
Ryde's share sits above the share for the City of Sydney. Ryde is in the top ten of New South Wales' 128 councils.
- Ryde
- 49.1%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
How does Chinese spread across Ryde's suburbs?
The Chinese-speaking share peaks in Eastwood, at more than two in five residents.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Eastwood (NSW)Led by Mandarin44%8,086
- Denistone EastLed by Mandarin32%723
- MarsfieldLed by Mandarin26%3,293
- Macquarie ParkLed by Mandarin26%2,805
- Denistone WestLed by Mandarin25%233
- DenistoneLed by Mandarin24%898
- Meadowbank (NSW)Led by Mandarin21%1,101
- West RydeLed by Mandarin20%2,653
- RydeLed by Mandarin18%5,622
- North RydeLed by Mandarin18%2,407
- Melrose Park (NSW)Led by Mandarin16%326
- PutneyLed by Mandarin11%441
- Tennyson PointLed by Italian8%103
- East RydeLed by Mandarin8%188
- GladesvilleLed by Mandarin7%915
- Ordered by Chinese speakers as a share of each suburb, with the head count underneath. 15 suburbs in all.
Which other communities are large in Ryde?
The next tier is much smaller, but it's still sizeable.
Which languages follow Chinese in Ryde?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
- 0119,338+21.1%
- 0210,056+12.2%
- 036,185+6.5%
- 042,313-13.0%
- 052,148+6.2%
- 062,079+20.8%
- 071,883-2.2%
- 081,717+50.6%
- 091,496+23.5%
- 101,260+9.7%
How do Ryde's languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where were Ryde's residents born, and what do they believe?
Overseas-born residents make up 47 per cent of residents, most often from China.
Country of birth
47.5% born overseas, across 131 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)17,565+10.9%
- 02India5,263+24.3%
- 03Korea, Republic of (South)5,147+5.4%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)3,810+25.6%
- 05Philippines2,823+34.9%
- 06England2,445-2.2%
- 07Iran2,016+33.4%
- 08Malaysia1,971+28.3%
- 09Italy1,554-7.2%
- 10Indonesia1,546+21.4%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity59,942-1.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs50,977+34.2%
- 03Buddhism5,868+16.2%
- 04Hinduism5,799+26.1%
- 05Islam4,171+53.4%
- 06Judaism400+22.7%
Where does Ryde sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Ryde shaded by the share of residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
The headline 49.1% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 5,607 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 53.3%, while measuring only those who answered gives 51.2%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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