NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Callaghan
8.2% of Callaghan residents speak a language other than English at home, across 17 languages (ABS Census 2021).
1,349
Residents
8.2%
-65.0%Speak a language other than English
17
Languages spoken
9.3%
-63.9%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Cantonese20-47.4%
- 02Mandarin15-82.6%
- 03Arabic12+9.1%
- 04German9+50.0%
- 05Sinhalese6+20.0%
- 06Hindi5-28.6%
- 07Malayalam50%
- 08Urdu5+66.7%
- 09Vietnamese5-58.3%
- 10Bengali40%
Where residents were born
9.3% born overseas, across 19 countries.
- 01India13-35.0%
- 02England11-56.0%
- 03Hong Kong (SAR of China)11-57.7%
- 04Zimbabwe11-50.0%
- 05South Africa10+25.0%
- 06Malaysia9-70.0%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)8-87.3%
- 08Philippines8+100%
- 09Switzerland6
- 10United States of America6-33.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Callaghan at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs588+4.6%
- 02Christianity317-40.6%
- 03Hinduism18-35.7%
- 04Islam17-34.6%
- 05Buddhism15-63.4%
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