The Hills, New South Wales

Languages spoken in The Hills

The Hills has no single dominant second language: about 77,000 people spoke a language other than English at home at the 2021 Census, Mandarin most often. Mandarin has grown by more than half since 2016. Across New South Wales, the share speaking another language is lower than in The Hills.

Residents: 199,544
Speak another language: 76,642
Languages at home: 121
Change since 2016: +50.3%

Which three languages are most common in The Hills?

Mandarin

16,752 speakers

It has grown by more than half since 2016.

Cantonese

6,901 speakers

Used at home by one in 30 residents.

Hindi

5,677 speakers

The community has grown by about three quarters since 2016.

Where does The Hills land against the City of Sydney?

The Hills' share sits above the share for the City of Sydney. The Hills is 13th among New South Wales councils.

The Hills: 38.4%
City of Sydney: 33.9%
New South Wales: 25.7%

Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.

Compare The Hills with every council on the diversity index.

How does The Hills' language list break down?

Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.

01
Mandarin
16,752+58.0%
02
Cantonese
6,901+18.9%
03
Hindi
5,677+78.3%
04
Korean
4,249+30.8%
05
Arabic
4,053+40.9%
06
Persian (excluding Dari)
3,699+79.6%
07
Tamil
3,029+56.3%
08
Punjabi
3,015+128%
09
Urdu
2,475+145%
10
Sinhalese
2,001+49.6%

How big is each language community in The Hills?

Mandarin16,752 · +58.0%Mandarin16,752 speakers · 8.4% of The Hills · +58.0% since 2016

Cantonese6,901 · +18.9%Cantonese6,901 speakers · 3.5% of The Hills · +18.9% since 2016

Hindi5,677 · +78.3%Hindi5,677 speakers · 2.8% of The Hills · +78.3% since 2016

Korean4,249 · +30.8%Korean4,249 speakers · 2.1% of The Hills · +30.8% since 2016

Arabic4,053 · +40.9%Arabic4,053 speakers · 2.0% of The Hills · +40.9% since 2016

Persian (excluding Dari)3,699 · +79.6%Persian (excluding Dari)3,699 speakers · 1.9% of The Hills · +79.6% since 2016

Tamil3,029 · +56.3%Tamil3,029 speakers · 1.5% of The Hills · +56.3% since 2016

Punjabi3,015 · +128%Punjabi3,015 speakers · 1.5% of The Hills · +128% since 2016

Urdu2,475 · +145%Urdu2,475 speakers · 1.2% of The Hills · +145% since 2016

Sinhalese2,001 · +49.6%Sinhalese2,001 speakers · 1.0% of The Hills · +49.6% since 2016

Spanish1,716 · +24.8%Spanish1,716 speakers · 0.9% of The Hills · +24.8% since 2016

Gujarati1,699 · +174%Gujarati1,699 speakers · 0.9% of The Hills · +174% since 2016

Tagalog1,679 · +54.9%Tagalog1,679 speakers · 0.8% of The Hills · +54.9% since 2016

Italian1,542 · −9.8%Italian1,542 speakers · 0.8% of The Hills · −9.8% since 2016

TeluguTelugu1,188 speakers · 0.6% of The Hills · +176% since 2016

Indonesian1,126 speakers · 0.6% of The Hills · +30.2% since 2016

BengaliBengali1,084 speakers · 0.5% of The Hills · +108% since 2016

Filipino1,028 speakers · 0.5% of The Hills · +38.9% since 2016

Mandarin16,752 · +58.0%Mandarin16,752 speakers · 8.4% of The Hills · +58.0% since 2016

CantoneseCantonese6,901 speakers · 3.5% of The Hills · +18.9% since 2016

Hindi5,677 · +78.3%Hindi5,677 speakers · 2.8% of The Hills · +78.3% since 2016

Korean4,249 · +30.8%Korean4,249 speakers · 2.1% of The Hills · +30.8% since 2016

Arabic4,053 · +40.9%Arabic4,053 speakers · 2.0% of The Hills · +40.9% since 2016

Persian (excluding Dari)3,699 · +79.6%Persian (excluding Dari)3,699 speakers · 1.9% of The Hills · +79.6% since 2016

TamilTamil3,029 speakers · 1.5% of The Hills · +56.3% since 2016

PunjabiPunjabi3,015 speakers · 1.5% of The Hills · +128% since 2016

UrduUrdu2,475 speakers · 1.2% of The Hills · +145% since 2016

SinhaleseSinhalese2,001 speakers · 1.0% of The Hills · +49.6% since 2016

Spanish1,716 speakers · 0.9% of The Hills · +24.8% since 2016

Gujarati1,699 speakers · 0.9% of The Hills · +174% since 2016

Tagalog1,679 speakers · 0.8% of The Hills · +54.9% since 2016

Italian1,542 speakers · 0.8% of The Hills · −9.8% since 2016

Telugu1,188 speakers · 0.6% of The Hills · +176% since 2016

Indonesian1,126 speakers · 0.6% of The Hills · +30.2% since 2016

Bengali1,084 speakers · 0.5% of The Hills · +108% since 2016

Filipino1,028 speakers · 0.5% of The Hills · +38.9% since 2016

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The 18 most spoken languages in The Hills, covering 62,913 speakers. Block size follows speaker numbers; colour follows the five-year change. Every figure is also in the table below.