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Languages spoken in Surry Hills

23.5% of Surry Hills residents speak a language other than English at home, across 61 languages (ABS Census 2021).

15,428

Residents

23.5%

-14.0%

Speak a language other than English

61

Languages spoken

41.4%

-5.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    501-7.6%
  2. 02
    Thai
    429-31.3%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    377+29.6%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    356-17.4%
  5. 05
    French
    227-26.5%
  6. 06
    Greek
    164-9.9%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    157+21.7%
  8. 08
    Indonesian
    140-40.9%
  9. 09
    Italian
    140-37.2%
  10. 10
    Portuguese
    116+12.6%

Where residents were born

41.4% born overseas, across 77 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    1,026-1.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    543+6.1%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    507-13.9%
  4. 04
    Thailand
    456-28.7%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    337+9.8%
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    213-23.1%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    190+24.2%
  8. 08
    France
    188-29.3%
  9. 09
    India
    175+36.7%
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    171+11.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Surry Hills at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,961+21.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,975-13.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    760-26.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    247+11.8%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    202+23.9%
  6. 06
    Hinduism
    189+41.0%

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