Sydney, Sydney
What Sydney speaks at home
The 2021 Census counted 60 per cent of residents in Sydney speaking another language at home, across 64 languages led by Mandarin. The next largest is Thai. New South Wales has a lower share than Sydney. Residents speak 64 languages between them.
- Residents
- 16,283
- Speak another language
- 59.8%-5.5%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 69.9%
Which languages are spoken in Sydney?
- 01Mandarin2,047-18.5%
- 02Thai1,959-13.0%
- 03Indonesian1,584+1.0%
- 04Cantonese7240%
- 05Korean497-42.4%
- 06Spanish392+94.1%
- 07Vietnamese276-2.1%
- 08Hindi263+0.8%
- 09Japanese2210%
- 10French133-19.9%
How spread out are Sydney's languages?
The largest, Mandarin, is spoken by one in eight residents. There are 9 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Where were Sydney's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, Indonesia leads.
- 01Indonesia2,128+16.0%
- 02Thailand2,072-9.8%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,612-20.5%
- 04India582-4.7%
- 05Korea, Republic of (South)491-47.3%
- 06England3880%
- 07Malaysia363+21.0%
- 08Hong Kong (SAR of China)327-4.7%
- 09Vietnam287+10.0%
- 10Philippines270+101%
How does Sydney compare with Australia as a whole?
Sydney's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Sydney
- 59.8%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Sydney's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,101+11.3%
- 02Christianity4,405+3.6%
- 03Buddhism3,554-4.8%
- 04Hinduism551-2.0%
- 05Islam349+21.2%
- 06Judaism58-25.6%
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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