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Languages spoken in St Leonards (NSW)

45.8% of St Leonards (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 54 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,996

Residents

45.8%

+31.1%

Speak a language other than English

54

Languages spoken

57.5%

+32.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    849+50.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    559+32.8%
  3. 03
    Japanese
    371+44.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    178+4.7%
  5. 05
    Korean
    166+40.7%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    102+36.0%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    91-2.2%
  8. 08
    Portuguese
    85+118%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    75+53.1%
  10. 10
    Filipino
    60+107%

Where residents were born

57.5% born overseas, across 59 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    684+46.5%
  2. 02
    India
    404+25.5%
  3. 03
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    367+53.6%
  4. 04
    Japan
    321+34.3%
  5. 05
    England
    247+16.5%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    200+68.1%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    183+24.5%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    171+41.3%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    168+34.4%
  10. 10
    Taiwan
    111+18.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in St Leonards (NSW) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,585+60.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,044+20.1%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    438+30.4%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    381+11.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    121+26.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    31+6.9%

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