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Languages spoken in Canterbury (NSW)

56.2% of Canterbury (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 64 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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9,339

Residents

56.2%

+30.2%

Speak a language other than English

64

Languages spoken

50.3%

+32.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    845+26.9%
  2. 02
    Greek
    556-5.6%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    499+48.5%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    406+17.7%
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    317+14.9%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    293+14.0%
  7. 07
    Nepali
    281+39.1%
  8. 08
    Mongolian
    262+555%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    252+98.4%
  10. 10
    Italian
    164-8.4%

Where residents were born

50.3% born overseas, across 74 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    763+11.9%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    474+66.3%
  3. 03
    Mongolia
    283+645%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    279+28.0%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    258+63.3%
  6. 06
    Greece
    213-22.0%
  7. 07
    India
    156+64.2%
  8. 08
    Indonesia
    154+67.4%
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    146+6.6%
  10. 10
    Portugal
    146-16.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Canterbury (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,809+10.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,282+67.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    726+44.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    434+44.7%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    425+47.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    18

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