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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.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    1,364-2.2%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    951-3.4%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    245-11.9%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    172-20.0%
  5. 05
    Karen
    109-16.8%
  6. 06
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    108-4.4%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    101-22.3%
  8. 08
    Khmer
    67+1.5%
  9. 09
    Hazaraghi
    66+371%
  10. 10
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
    52+73.3%

Where residents were born

51.1% born overseas, across 53 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    1,046-0.7%
  2. 02
    Iraq
    406+20.5%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    172-14.9%
  4. 04
    Lebanon
    162-13.4%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    90+12.5%
  6. 06
    Myanmar
    80+1.3%
  7. 07
    Syria
    68+240%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    66-2.9%
  9. 09
    Thailand
    66-16.5%
  10. 10
    Afghanistan
    63+46.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Fairfield East at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,982-8.5%
  2. 02
    Islam
    1,115+12.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,041-7.1%
  4. 04
    No religion or secular beliefs
    858+14.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    45+21.6%

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