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Languages spoken in Petersham

17.8% of Petersham residents speak a language other than English at home, across 46 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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7,996

Residents

17.8%

-11.6%

Speak a language other than English

46

Languages spoken

24.2%

-5.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Portuguese
    202-14.8%
  2. 02
    Greek
    174-19.8%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    147-2.6%
  4. 04
    Italian
    140-16.2%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    1300%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    99-13.9%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    84+6.3%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    51-13.6%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    38+8.6%
  10. 10
    French
    37-42.2%

Where residents were born

24.2% born overseas, across 57 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    367+4.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    158-18.1%
  3. 03
    Portugal
    133-17.4%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    108-10.0%
  5. 05
    Italy
    103+9.6%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    90+2.3%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    81+26.6%
  8. 08
    Greece
    62-13.9%
  9. 09
    India
    58+34.9%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    56+3.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Petersham at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,541+27.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,595-15.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    175-13.4%
  4. 04
    Islam
    87+19.2%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    61+38.6%
  6. 06
    Hinduism
    54-23.9%

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