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Languages spoken in Bankstown

73.2% of Bankstown residents speak a language other than English at home, across 89 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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34,628

Residents

73.2%

+9.0%

Speak a language other than English

89

Languages spoken

55.4%

+15.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    7,106+17.9%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    6,839+1.2%
  3. 03
    Urdu
    1,741+37.4%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    1,668+5.2%
  5. 05
    Bengali
    1,323+60.9%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    997-4.4%
  7. 07
    Greek
    767-16.5%
  8. 08
    Macedonian
    621-14.1%
  9. 09
    Indonesian
    411+9.3%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    289+331%

Where residents were born

55.4% born overseas, across 97 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    5,440+21.0%
  2. 02
    Lebanon
    2,114+6.6%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,664-2.1%
  4. 04
    Pakistan
    1,106+11.3%
  5. 05
    Bangladesh
    1,089+69.4%
  6. 06
    India
    634+29.9%
  7. 07
    Syria
    592+69.1%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    488+31.5%
  9. 09
    Egypt
    401-9.1%
  10. 10
    North Macedonia
    399

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Bankstown at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Islam
    10,948+19.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    10,7810%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,494+30.4%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    3,800+8.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    603+33.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

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