NSW · Suburb

Languages spoken in Kensington (NSW)

37.8% of Kensington (NSW) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 61 languages (ABS Census 2021).

11,624

Residents

37.8%

-32.3%

Speak a language other than English

61

Languages spoken

42.4%

-33.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    947-56.4%
  2. 02
    Greek
    435+2.8%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    405-50.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    302+12.7%
  5. 05
    Indonesian
    269-28.6%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    143+28.8%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    136+25.9%
  8. 08
    Russian
    126+16.7%
  9. 09
    French
    121+44.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    121-12.9%

Where residents were born

42.4% born overseas, across 74 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    700-66.1%
  2. 02
    India
    345+34.8%
  3. 03
    England
    339-6.1%
  4. 04
    Indonesia
    326-22.9%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    223-43.0%
  6. 06
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    200-54.1%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    200-3.8%
  8. 08
    Greece
    156+4.0%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    138-13.2%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    137-18.5%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,747-17.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,561-18.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    500-28.3%
  4. 04
    Judaism
    373+6.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    346+12.3%
  6. 06
    Islam
    330-34.0%

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