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Languages spoken in Lidcombe

74.6% of Lidcombe residents speak a language other than English at home, across 70 languages (ABS Census 2021).

23,731

Residents

74.6%

+17.9%

Speak a language other than English

70

Languages spoken

64.8%

+23.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Korean
    4,128+16.2%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    3,353+49.6%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    2,0920%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    1,445+98.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    883-4.1%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    834+4.1%
  7. 07
    Turkish
    652+13.6%
  8. 08
    Tamil
    630-9.7%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    395+54.3%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    297+25.8%

Where residents were born

64.8% born overseas, across 87 countries.

  1. 01
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    3,510+15.9%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    3,019+32.6%
  3. 03
    Nepal
    1,503+124%
  4. 04
    Vietnam
    1,244+4.1%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    634+36.1%
  6. 06
    India
    550+12.7%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    442-11.1%
  8. 08
    Turkey
    393+25.2%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    353+74.8%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    336+12.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Lidcombe at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    8,024+7.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    7,157+43.9%
  3. 03
    Islam
    2,401+18.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    2,307+46.4%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    2,290+24.2%

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