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Languages spoken in Five Dock

30.9% of Five Dock residents speak a language other than English at home, across 48 languages (ABS Census 2021).

9,490

Residents

30.9%

+2.4%

Speak a language other than English

48

Languages spoken

30.8%

+8.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    1,012-18.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    387+24.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    262+28.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    202+37.4%
  5. 05
    Greek
    177-7.8%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    146+132%
  7. 07
    Korean
    70-13.6%
  8. 08
    Thai
    66+100%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    60+20.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    50+16.3%

Where residents were born

30.8% born overseas, across 64 countries.

  1. 01
    Italy
    680-10.5%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    356+32.8%
  3. 03
    England
    271-4.2%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    185+3.9%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    94+70.9%
  6. 06
    India
    89+39.1%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    82+28.1%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    77+20.3%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    68+7.9%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    68+38.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Five Dock at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    5,705-1.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,920+31.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    249+22.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    156+57.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    113+68.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    25+25.0%

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