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Languages spoken in Forestville (NSW)

23.3% of Forestville (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 53 languages (ABS Census 2021).

8,398

Residents

23.3%

+10.7%

Speak a language other than English

53

Languages spoken

29.0%

+9.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Armenian
    305+5.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    266+15.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    248+12.2%
  4. 04
    French
    188+24.5%
  5. 05
    Japanese
    140+26.1%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    73+15.9%
  7. 07
    Italian
    63-23.2%
  8. 08
    Greek
    57+23.9%
  9. 09
    German
    56-30.9%
  10. 10
    Serbian
    47+292%

Where residents were born

29.0% born overseas, across 68 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    436-9.0%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    261+18.6%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    155-7.2%
  4. 04
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    154+42.6%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    1120%
  6. 06
    Japan
    100+29.9%
  7. 07
    France
    83+43.1%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    61+19.6%
  9. 09
    Iran
    58-31.0%
  10. 10
    Germany
    57+39.0%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,337-10.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,335+33.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    127-18.1%
  4. 04
    Islam
    67-5.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    60+173%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    57+16.3%

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