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Languages spoken in Balmain

10.7% of Balmain residents speak a language other than English at home, across 42 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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10,356

Residents

10.7%

+4.6%

Speak a language other than English

42

Languages spoken

28.1%

+6.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    161+91.7%
  2. 02
    Italian
    122-4.7%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    104+36.8%
  4. 04
    French
    91+9.6%
  5. 05
    Greek
    810%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    50-16.7%
  7. 07
    German
    49-5.8%
  8. 08
    Russian
    44+132%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    40-44.4%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    39-32.8%

Where residents were born

28.1% born overseas, across 61 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    967+2.9%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    293-15.1%
  3. 03
    United States of America
    170+17.2%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    147+65.2%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    120-24.5%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    103+24.1%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    87+42.6%
  8. 08
    Italy
    77+5.5%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    570%
  10. 10
    India
    56-5.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Balmain at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,556+26.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    4,007-10.2%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    129-3.7%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    76+8.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    71+14.5%
  6. 06
    Islam
    36-7.7%

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