NSW · Suburb

Languages spoken in Norwest

36.7% of Norwest residents speak a language other than English at home, across 49 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,602

Residents

36.7%

+125%

Speak a language other than English

49

Languages spoken

45.6%

+115%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    406+171%
  2. 02
    Hindi
    169+186%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    120+71.4%
  4. 04
    Tamil
    106+186%
  5. 05
    Korean
    101+181%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    88+175%
  7. 07
    Urdu
    70+400%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    55+224%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    51+8.5%
  10. 10
    Punjabi
    43+105%

Where residents were born

45.6% born overseas, across 62 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    400+349%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    333+182%
  3. 03
    England
    154+105%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    102+149%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    97-18.5%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    90+87.5%
  7. 07
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    87+129%
  8. 08
    Iran
    81+224%
  9. 09
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    71+294%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    69+38.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Norwest at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,383+78.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,134+159%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    446+216%
  4. 04
    Islam
    211+322%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    98+139%

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