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.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    38-57.8%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    35+84.2%
  3. 03
    Urdu
    32+357%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    20+66.7%
  5. 05
    Tagalog
    15+200%
  6. 06
    Polish
    14+40.0%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    13-38.1%
  8. 08
    Malay
    13+225%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    11
  10. 10
    German
    10

Where residents were born

15.0% born overseas, across 40 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    41-49.4%
  2. 02
    England
    39-30.4%
  3. 03
    Vietnam
    31+34.8%
  4. 04
    India
    25+19.0%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    25+47.1%
  6. 06
    Pakistan
    18+350%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    16-33.3%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    16-11.1%
  9. 09
    Nepal
    11
  10. 10
    Syria
    11

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Waratah West at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,323+30.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,140-19.0%
  3. 03
    Islam
    105+78.0%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    36-21.7%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    25+127%

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