NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Waratah West
12.7% of Waratah West residents speak a language other than English at home, across 35 languages (ABS Census 2021).
2,770
Residents
12.7%
+7.6%Speak a language other than English
35
Languages spoken
15.0%
-8.9%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Mandarin38-57.8%
- 02Vietnamese35+84.2%
- 03Urdu32+357%
- 04Spanish20+66.7%
- 05Tagalog15+200%
- 06Polish14+40.0%
- 07Arabic13-38.1%
- 08Malay13+225%
- 09Nepali11
- 10German10
Where residents were born
15.0% born overseas, across 40 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)41-49.4%
- 02England39-30.4%
- 03Vietnam31+34.8%
- 04India25+19.0%
- 05Malaysia25+47.1%
- 06Pakistan18+350%
- 07New Zealand16-33.3%
- 08Philippines16-11.1%
- 09Nepal11
- 10Syria11
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Waratah West at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,323+30.5%
- 02Christianity1,140-19.0%
- 03Islam105+78.0%
- 04Buddhism36-21.7%
- 05Hinduism25+127%
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