Zetland, Sydney
The languages of Zetland
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 3,400 people in Zetland, well ahead of any other language. New South Wales has a lower share than Zetland. For the wider picture, Sydney has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 12,371
- Speak another language
- 48.7%+12.1%
- Languages spoken
- 59
- Born overseas
- 61.3%
How many people in Zetland speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
27%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
What's spoken in Zetland besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin2,765-7.1%
- 02Cantonese588+18.8%
- 03Spanish326+104%
- 04Indonesian268+5.9%
- 05Portuguese246+262%
- 06Italian161+67.7%
- 07Korean142+20.3%
- 08Arabic129+35.8%
- 09Russian126+4.1%
- 10Hindi117+234%
Is Zetland more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Zetland
- 48.7%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Zetland's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 61 per cent of residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,576-17.6%
- 02England659+98.5%
- 03Ireland428+110%
- 04Indonesia307+23.3%
- 05Brazil250+291%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)249+27.0%
- 07India247+437%
- 08New Zealand240+29.0%
- 09Malaysia162+44.6%
- 10Philippines153+135%
What's Zetland's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,919+35.1%
- 02Christianity3,586+29.3%
- 03Buddhism576+8.1%
- 04Islam272+50.3%
- 05Hinduism237+302%
- 06Judaism145+26.1%
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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