2nd of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Strathfield's languages, none of them in the majority
The 2021 Census found about 33,000 people in Strathfield speaking a language other than English at home, spread across 53 languages of ten or more speakers and with no clear leader. Only a small margin separates Nepali from the leader. On the national diversity index, Strathfield is number 2.
- Residents
- 49,358
- Speak another language
- 32,783
- Languages at home
- 101
- Change since 2016
- +13.0%
How evenly spread are Strathfield's languages?
The biggest single language, Mandarin, is spoken by about 5,400 people. The five largest languages together cover 40 per cent of residents. 12 languages clear the one-in-100 mark on their own.
What are Strathfield's biggest languages, in order?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
How big is each language community in Strathfield?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
How does Strathfield rank against every other council?
Nationally
#2
Strathfield ranks second of 542 local government areas nationally. In New South Wales, it’s 2 of 128. Every council ranked, Strathfield included.
Does every suburb of Strathfield have the same mix?
Across 4 suburbs, Homebush West leads narrowly.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Homebush WestLed by Mandarin72%6,562
- Homebush (NSW)Led by Mandarin70%8,276
- Strathfield (NSW)Led by Nepali64%15,968
- Strathfield SouthLed by Mandarin55%1,977
- 4 suburbs in Strathfield. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
How many countries are Strathfield's residents from?
Birthplace follows language: about 30,000 people were born outside Australia.
Country of birth
61.4% born overseas, across 112 countries.
- 01India5,883+9.2%
- 02Nepal5,319+158%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)5,087+1.9%
- 04Korea, Republic of (South)2,870-23.1%
- 05Sri Lanka1,259-12.6%
- 06Vietnam1,252+17.9%
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)880+4.1%
- 08Philippines773+26.5%
- 09Malaysia643+53.1%
- 10Lebanon518+14.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity16,696-1.4%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs12,779+20.3%
- 03Hinduism11,425+37.8%
- 04Buddhism3,356+22.0%
- 05Islam2,153+46.2%
- 06Judaism15-62.5%
How does Strathfield measure up against Australia as a whole?
Strathfield's share outstrips the national share, at more than three times the rate. In New South Wales, Strathfield is in 2nd place.
- Strathfield
- 66.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Where is Strathfield on the language map?
Strathfield 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.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 66.4% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 2,878 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 72.2%, while measuring only those who answered gives 70.5%.
National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.
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