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Languages spoken in Villawood

60.3% of Villawood residents speak a language other than English at home, across 52 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,685

Residents

60.3%

+21.1%

Speak a language other than English

52

Languages spoken

47.1%

+21.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    1,623+25.9%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    1,023+5.4%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    229+131%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    194-1.5%
  5. 05
    Hazaraghi
    108+468%
  6. 06
    Dari
    77+157%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    63-7.4%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    62-21.5%
  9. 09
    Urdu
    52+333%
  10. 10
    Turkish
    47-19.0%

Where residents were born

47.1% born overseas, across 66 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    844+7.7%
  2. 02
    Lebanon
    509+16.7%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    234+91.8%
  4. 04
    Afghanistan
    167+193%
  5. 05
    Iraq
    153+51.5%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    145-2.7%
  7. 07
    Fiji
    92-6.1%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    68+196%
  9. 09
    Iran
    64+42.2%
  10. 10
    Syria
    47+23.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Villawood at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Islam
    2,264+52.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,739-3.7%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    843+30.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    697-4.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    76+46.2%

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