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Languages spoken in Thornleigh

30.9% of Thornleigh residents speak a language other than English at home, across 57 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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8,866

Residents

30.9%

+20.4%

Speak a language other than English

57

Languages spoken

33.6%

+12.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    659+20.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    332+23.9%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    247-5.4%
  4. 04
    Korean
    246+92.2%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    151+71.6%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    118+136%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    105+34.6%
  8. 08
    Tamil
    73+21.7%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    66+8.2%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    59+25.5%

Where residents were born

33.6% born overseas, across 57 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    589+18.5%
  2. 02
    India
    311+22.4%
  3. 03
    England
    301-8.2%
  4. 04
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    173+53.1%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    152+22.6%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    132-9.0%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    119+40.0%
  8. 08
    Lebanon
    110-3.5%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    104+13.0%
  10. 10
    Iran
    103+194%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Thornleigh at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,370-9.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,501+41.1%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    370+48.6%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    219+14.7%
  5. 05
    Islam
    113+117%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    12+20.0%

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