NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Dee Why
33.5% of Dee Why residents speak a language other than English at home, across 71 languages (ABS Census 2021).
22,973
Residents
33.5%
+16.1%Speak a language other than English
71
Languages spoken
42.6%
+19.1%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Portuguese1,071+39.5%
- 02Nepali726+87.6%
- 03Tibetan555+15.9%
- 04Mandarin485-13.5%
- 05Spanish472+70.4%
- 06Serbian365-9.4%
- 07Italian361+13.5%
- 08Punjabi279-8.8%
- 09Tagalog271-15.3%
- 10Cantonese204+17.9%
Where residents were born
42.6% born overseas, across 82 countries.
- 01England1,333+9.1%
- 02Brazil991+56.1%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)846+5.4%
- 04Nepal756+97.4%
- 05India728+2.4%
- 06New Zealand623+6.1%
- 07Philippines541-2.0%
- 08South Africa304+49.0%
- 09Italy260+21.5%
- 10Thailand208+20.2%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Dee Why at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs9,600+34.1%
- 02Christianity9,502-3.8%
- 03Buddhism1,082+14.7%
- 04Hinduism1,008+51.4%
- 05Islam365+15.9%
- 06Judaism67+36.7%
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