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Sylvania Waters, Sutherland

The languages of Sylvania Waters

At the 2021 Census, 37 per cent of residents in Sylvania Waters spoke a language other than English at home, most often Greek. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Sylvania Waters. Residents speak 39 languages between them.

Residents
3,231
Speak another language
37.4%+3.7%
Languages spoken
39
Born overseas
29.4%

Which languages lead in Sylvania Waters?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    297+10.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    195+1.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    160-11.6%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    110+23.6%
  5. 05
    Macedonian
    82+57.7%
  6. 06
    Italian
    47-38.2%
  7. 07
    Russian
    34+162%
  8. 08
    Portuguese
    24+4.3%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    24-25.0%
  10. 10
    Croatian
    22+37.5%

Where were Sylvania Waters' residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 950 people, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    200+1.5%
  2. 02
    Greece
    70+29.6%
  3. 03
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    62-10.1%
  4. 04
    England
    54-3.6%
  5. 05
    Egypt
    50+22.0%
  6. 06
    Italy
    41+17.1%
  7. 07
    North Macedonia
    32
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    31-18.4%
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    30+150%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    26+44.4%

How does Sylvania Waters compare with New South Wales?

Sylvania Waters' share is above New South Wales, at 1.5 times the rate.

Sylvania Waters
37.4%
Australia
21.3%
New South Wales
25.7%

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

What's Sylvania Waters' religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,089-4.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    746+18.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    109+7.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    89+89.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    36+16.1%

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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