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Languages spoken in Newnham

24.8% of Newnham residents speak a language other than English at home, across 51 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,023

Residents

24.8%

+68.9%

Speak a language other than English

51

Languages spoken

25.9%

+44.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Nepali
    722+111%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    185-24.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    71+173%
  4. 04
    Urdu
    64+814%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    60+757%
  6. 06
    Gujarati
    51
  7. 07
    Arabic
    47-6.0%
  8. 08
    Sinhalese
    41+64.0%
  9. 09
    Burmese
    32+146%
  10. 10
    Tongan
    32

Where residents were born

25.9% born overseas, across 46 countries.

  1. 01
    Nepal
    362+223%
  2. 02
    Bhutan
    297+52.3%
  3. 03
    India
    206+296%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    140+64.7%
  5. 05
    England
    1150%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    67+205%
  7. 07
    Myanmar
    66+200%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    63-68.0%
  9. 09
    Pakistan
    62+417%
  10. 10
    Tonga
    44

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Newnham at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,898+34.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,647-14.8%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    414+91.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    239+34.3%
  5. 05
    Islam
    138+22.1%

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