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Languages spoken in Kennington

8.5% of Kennington residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,836

Residents

8.5%

+31.8%

Speak a language other than English

36

Languages spoken

10.7%

+32.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    96+14.3%
  2. 02
    Karen
    54-5.3%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    36+44.0%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    32+967%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    31+93.8%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese
    27+238%
  7. 07
    German
    21+110%
  8. 08
    Italian
    20+11.1%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    19+171%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    19+375%

Where residents were born

10.7% born overseas, across 37 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    96+17.1%
  2. 02
    India
    72+22.0%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    54-20.6%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    36+5.9%
  5. 05
    Thailand
    31+14.8%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    30+900%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    28+133%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    27+108%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    27+17.4%
  10. 10
    Myanmar
    21+31.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Kennington at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,657-16.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,563+38.7%
  3. 03
    Islam
    71+29.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    650%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    55+150%

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