NSW · Suburb

Languages spoken in Redfern

24.3% of Redfern residents speak a language other than English at home, across 64 languages (ABS Census 2021).

12,669

Residents

24.3%

-8.2%

Speak a language other than English

64

Languages spoken

37.1%

-5.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    462-14.1%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    359+16.2%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    280-17.4%
  4. 04
    Greek
    202+1.0%
  5. 05
    Russian
    167-26.4%
  6. 06
    French
    161-13.4%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    155-7.7%
  8. 08
    Thai
    142+20.3%
  9. 09
    Portuguese
    112+0.9%
  10. 10
    Korean
    96-5.0%

Where residents were born

37.1% born overseas, across 79 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    620-8.8%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    569-9.5%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    379-9.5%
  4. 04
    United States of America
    198+2.6%
  5. 05
    India
    166+36.1%
  6. 06
    Thailand
    139+25.2%
  7. 07
    Ireland
    121-19.9%
  8. 08
    France
    118+0.9%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    115+3.6%
  10. 10
    Brazil
    109+14.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Redfern at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    7,167+16.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,474-13.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    453-3.6%
  4. 04
    Islam
    199-11.9%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    189+18.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    179+2.3%

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