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Languages spoken in Smithfield (NSW)

61.6% of Smithfield (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 63 languages (ABS Census 2021).

13,004

Residents

61.6%

+13.9%

Speak a language other than English

63

Languages spoken

50.6%

+22.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    2,022+41.3%
  2. 02
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    1,393+40.1%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    1,248+18.0%
  4. 04
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
    757+24.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    421-21.9%
  6. 06
    Italian
    375-27.0%
  7. 07
    Khmer
    182-8.1%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    154+26.2%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    146+7.4%
  10. 10
    Maltese
    99-12.4%

Where residents were born

50.6% born overseas, across 73 countries.

  1. 01
    Iraq
    2,379+41.0%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    926+30.2%
  3. 03
    Syria
    628+227%
  4. 04
    Italy
    296-26.9%
  5. 05
    Lebanon
    283+19.4%
  6. 06
    Cambodia
    188+16.0%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    170-1.7%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    124+6.9%
  9. 09
    Malta
    107-10.8%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    107+27.4%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    Christianity
    8,432+9.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,402+15.9%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,259+28.2%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    1,050+10.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    65-16.7%

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