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Languages spoken in South Penrith

10.9% of South Penrith residents speak a language other than English at home, across 59 languages (ABS Census 2021).

11,920

Residents

10.9%

+32.3%

Speak a language other than English

59

Languages spoken

16.4%

+9.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    117+39.3%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    101+405%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    100+11.1%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    71+91.9%
  5. 05
    Greek
    68+6.3%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    58+18.4%
  7. 07
    Urdu
    49+1125%
  8. 08
    Malayalam
    46+119%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    39-7.1%
  10. 10
    Maltese
    37+19.4%

Where residents were born

16.4% born overseas, across 62 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    465-9.5%
  2. 02
    India
    218+67.7%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    177-9.7%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    97+49.2%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    97+21.3%
  6. 06
    Scotland
    67+9.8%
  7. 07
    Ireland
    60+33.3%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    42-4.5%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    400%
  10. 10
    Indonesia
    37+208%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in South Penrith at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    6,471-17.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,259+63.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    202+46.4%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    151+144%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    121+13.1%

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