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Languages spoken in Fairfield East
70.5% of Fairfield East residents speak a language other than English at home, across 55 languages (ABS Census 2021).
5,530
Residents
70.5%
-4.6%Speak a language other than English
55
Languages spoken
51.1%
+1.5%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Vietnamese1,364-2.2%
- 02Arabic951-3.4%
- 03Cantonese245-11.9%
- 04Mandarin172-20.0%
- 05Karen109-16.8%
- 06Assyrian Neo-Aramaic108-4.4%
- 07Spanish101-22.3%
- 08Khmer67+1.5%
- 09Hazaraghi66+371%
- 10Chaldean Neo-Aramaic52+73.3%
Where residents were born
51.1% born overseas, across 53 countries.
- 01Vietnam1,046-0.7%
- 02Iraq406+20.5%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)172-14.9%
- 04Lebanon162-13.4%
- 05Philippines90+12.5%
- 06Myanmar80+1.3%
- 07Syria68+240%
- 08New Zealand66-2.9%
- 09Thailand66-16.5%
- 10Afghanistan63+46.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Fairfield East at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity1,982-8.5%
- 02Islam1,115+12.3%
- 03Buddhism1,041-7.1%
- 04No religion or secular beliefs858+14.6%
- 05Hinduism45+21.6%
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