Homebush, Strathfield

The languages of Homebush

The 2021 Census counted 70 per cent of residents in Homebush speaking another language at home, across 64 languages led by Mandarin. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Strathfield. Residents speak 64 languages between them.

Residents
11,856
Speak another language
69.8%+57.1%
Languages spoken
64
Born overseas
67.1%

Which languages are spoken in Homebush?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,654+87.5%
  2. 02
    Korean
    965+9.3%
  3. 03
    Tamil
    783+7.7%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    715+133%
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    673+60.2%
  6. 06
    Telugu
    666+111%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    536+51.0%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    220+108%
  9. 09
    Urdu
    169+79.8%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    158+43.6%

How spread out are Homebush's languages?

The largest, Mandarin, is spoken by one in seven residents. There are 13 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Where were Homebush's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 8,000 people, most often from India.

  1. 01
    India
    2,366+70.8%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,498+76.4%
  3. 03
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    844+6.6%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    711+162%
  5. 05
    Sri Lanka
    305-20.4%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    221+90.5%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    206+38.3%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    156+73.3%
  9. 09
    Taiwan
    132+230%
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    123+68.5%

Where does Homebush sit against New South Wales?

New South Wales has a lower share than Homebush.

Homebush (NSW)
69.8%
Strathfield
66.4%
New South Wales
25.7%

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

What's Homebush's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,652+88.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,205+22.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    3,021+59.4%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    696+67.3%
  5. 05
    Islam
    548+93.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    40%

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