NSW · Suburb

Languages spoken in Waratah (NSW)

9.4% of Waratah (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 43 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,037

Residents

9.4%

+52.2%

Speak a language other than English

43

Languages spoken

13.5%

+23.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Nepali
    50+400%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    35+29.6%
  3. 03
    Italian
    31+34.8%
  4. 04
    Bengali
    29+867%
  5. 05
    Croatian
    21+16.7%
  6. 06
    Macedonian
    18+12.5%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    17+41.7%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    16+100%
  9. 09
    Filipino
    15
  10. 10
    Urdu
    15-37.5%

Where residents were born

13.5% born overseas, across 47 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    95+8.0%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    62+12.7%
  3. 03
    Nepal
    48+586%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    43+187%
  5. 05
    India
    34-24.4%
  6. 06
    Italy
    31-16.2%
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    29+867%
  8. 08
    North Macedonia
    19
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    18-30.8%
  10. 10
    Indonesia
    18+350%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Waratah (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,228-4.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,059+46.9%
  3. 03
    Islam
    89+117%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    78+271%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    65+47.7%

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