NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Kotara
7.1% of Kotara residents speak a language other than English at home, across 31 languages (ABS Census 2021).
4,243
Residents
7.1%
+13.5%Speak a language other than English
31
Languages spoken
9.9%
+35.0%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Mandarin41+64.0%
- 02Macedonian28-20.0%
- 03Italian23+15.0%
- 04Vietnamese20-4.8%
- 05Portuguese16+220%
- 06Spanish16+433%
- 07Cantonese15+114%
- 08Nepali13
- 09German9+12.5%
- 10Greek9-59.1%
Where residents were born
9.9% born overseas, across 28 countries.
- 01England115+33.7%
- 02New Zealand34+17.2%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)29+61.1%
- 04United States of America27+108%
- 05Vietnam20+33.3%
- 06Germany19+18.8%
- 07North Macedonia19
- 08South Africa170%
- 09India150%
- 10Italy140%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Kotara at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs2,001+45.6%
- 02Christianity1,931-18.3%
- 03Buddhism36-18.2%
- 04Hinduism29+38.1%
- 05Islam19+533%
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