Ultimo, Sydney
What Ultimo speaks at home
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 1,800 people in Ultimo, well ahead of any other language. Ultimo's share is above Sydney, at 1.7 times the rate. For the wider picture, Sydney has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 7,185
- Speak another language
- 56.7%-26.5%
- Languages spoken
- 53
- Born overseas
- 65.1%
How large is Ultimo's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
25%
Most of these speak Mandarin, with Cantonese next.
What's spoken in Ultimo besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin1,321-46.3%
- 02Thai502+12.6%
- 03Cantonese460-26.0%
- 04Spanish273+85.7%
- 05Indonesian198-15.4%
- 06Vietnamese132-1.5%
- 07Hindi129+25.2%
- 08Korean103-63.3%
- 09Japanese91-31.6%
- 10Italian690%
Is Ultimo more multilingual than New South Wales?
Ultimo's share is above New South Wales, at more than twice the rate.
- Ultimo
- 56.7%
- Sydney
- 33.9%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Ultimo's residents born?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,256-52.2%
- 02Thailand529+19.4%
- 03India330+57.9%
- 04Indonesia305+13.0%
- 05Colombia187+307%
- 06Malaysia185+7.6%
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)160-16.7%
- 08England145-18.5%
- 09Korea, Republic of (South)135-56.3%
- 10Vietnam130-14.5%
What's Ultimo's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs3,696-16.9%
- 02Christianity1,472-5.0%
- 03Buddhism925-5.3%
- 04Hinduism294+53.1%
- 05Islam216+5.4%
- 06Judaism14-6.7%
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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