Glebe, Sydney

What Glebe speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 2,600 people in Glebe, part of Sydney, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Sydney. In all, 58 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
11,386
Speak another language
22.6%+4.0%
Languages spoken
58
Born overseas
32.0%

Which languages lead in Glebe?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    514+19.0%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    307+7.3%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    245+17.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    208+18.2%
  5. 05
    Greek
    121-0.8%
  6. 06
    Italian
    100-26.5%
  7. 07
    Thai
    91-35.5%
  8. 08
    German
    89+15.6%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    83+22.1%
  10. 10
    Portuguese
    75+17.2%

Where were Glebe's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

  1. 01
    England
    524-1.1%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    437+7.9%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    315-3.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnam
    255+18.6%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    155+13.1%
  6. 06
    India
    143+64.4%
  7. 07
    Thailand
    100-23.7%
  8. 08
    Italy
    86+3.6%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    79-14.1%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    71-9.0%

How does Glebe compare with New South Wales?

Glebe's share is below New South Wales.

Glebe (NSW)
22.6%
Sydney
33.9%
New South Wales
25.7%

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

What's Glebe's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,162+21.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,530-7.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    480-14.3%
  4. 04
    Islam
    156+19.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    147+45.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    74+34.5%

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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