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Sutherland, New South Wales

Languages spoken in Sutherland

In Sutherland, one in eight residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with Greek the largest group. Only a small margin separates Mandarin from the leader. Sutherland's share is under the national share, though not by much.

Residents
227,430
Speak another language
29,008
Languages at home
113
Change since 2016
+12.9%

Which languages lead in Sutherland?

Greek

4,183 speakers

About 1.8 per cent of all residents.

Mandarin

3,686 speakers

Spoken at home by 1.6 per cent of residents.

Cantonese

2,290 speakers

That's one in 100 residents.

Is Sutherland more or less multilingual than the City of Sydney?

In the City of Sydney, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Among 128 councils in New South Wales, Sutherland is 32nd.

Sutherland
12.8%
City of Sydney
33.9%
Australia
21.3%

Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.

Every council ranked, Sutherland included.

What are the most spoken languages in Sutherland?

Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.

  1. 01
    Greek
    4,183+3.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    3,686+22.1%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    2,290+9.8%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    2,197+14.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    1,897+26.3%
  6. 06
    Italian
    1,487-13.2%
  7. 07
    Russian
    1,368+49.0%
  8. 08
    Macedonian
    1,251+19.4%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    948+62.6%
  10. 10
    Croatian
    585+12.5%

How do Sutherland's languages compare in size?

  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Sutherland, covering 23,701 speakers. Block size follows speaker numbers; colour follows the five-year change. Every figure is also in the table below.
  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 18 most spoken languages in Sutherland, covering 23,701 speakers. Block size follows speaker numbers; colour follows the five-year change. Every figure is also in the table below.

Which language is growing fastest in Sutherland?

Fastest-growing language

Serbian

+69.3% since 2016

Serbian has grown by more than half since 2016, the steepest rise of any language that had 150 or more speakers in 2016.

Where in Sutherland is a language other than English most common?

The share runs from one in two residents in Kangaroo Point to 3.7 per cent of residents in Heathcote.

Every suburb here has a page of its own.

Where were Sutherland's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

Country of birth

16.7% born overseas, across 125 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    8,241+4.7%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    3,425+16.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    3,091-4.5%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    1,309+24.4%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    1,291+18.7%
  6. 06
    India
    1,108+11.2%
  7. 07
    Greece
    1,081+15.0%
  8. 08
    Italy
    1,060+9.4%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    857+7.7%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    840+24.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    134,559-7.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    77,975+45.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    2,531+9.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    1,973+36.7%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    1,341+17.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    233+26.6%

Where is Sutherland on the language map?

The shading shows how many residents speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home, on ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Compare Sutherland with its neighbours on the full 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.

Other sources sometimes quote 16.1% for Sutherland. That figure treats the 7,683 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 12.8%, and 13.2% is the share among those who answered.

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.

Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.

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