NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Whalan
26.8% of Whalan residents speak a language other than English at home, across 52 languages (ABS Census 2021).
5,886
Residents
26.8%
+7.7%Speak a language other than English
52
Languages spoken
25.2%
+2.3%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Samoan229-11.6%
- 02Arabic219+36.0%
- 03Hindi122-10.3%
- 04Tagalog119+8.2%
- 05Tongan106+19.1%
- 06Urdu76+33.3%
- 07Bengali72+125%
- 08Filipino66+15.8%
- 09Punjabi45+73.1%
- 10Tamil35+59.1%
Where residents were born
25.2% born overseas, across 48 countries.
- 01New Zealand211-9.1%
- 02Philippines207+10.7%
- 03Samoa138+7.0%
- 04Fiji100-20.0%
- 05England80-17.5%
- 06India68+1.5%
- 07Bangladesh62+210%
- 08Iraq62+226%
- 09Pakistan55+12.2%
- 10Tonga46+9.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Whalan at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity2,870-16.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,627+25.8%
- 03Islam474+38.6%
- 04Hinduism120-2.4%
- 05Buddhism65+85.7%
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