NSW · Suburb
Languages spoken in Fairy Meadow
21.0% of Fairy Meadow residents speak a language other than English at home, across 47 languages (ABS Census 2021).
7,348
Residents
21.0%
-18.5%Speak a language other than English
47
Languages spoken
23.3%
-11.8%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Italian224-24.6%
- 02Turkish171-1.2%
- 03Vietnamese147+0.7%
- 04Mandarin121-63.1%
- 05Arabic95-39.1%
- 06Malayalam95+179%
- 07Cantonese56-8.2%
- 08Spanish55+1.9%
- 09Greek52-35.0%
- 10Serbian51+8.5%
Where residents were born
23.3% born overseas, across 53 countries.
- 01England228+7.0%
- 02India191+108%
- 03Italy173-21.7%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)123-64.9%
- 05Vietnam120+27.7%
- 06Turkey100+3.1%
- 07New Zealand69-8.0%
- 08Philippines59+68.6%
- 09Croatia45+28.6%
- 10Thailand38+2.7%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Fairy Meadow at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity3,555-9.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,676+25.5%
- 03Islam358-7.0%
- 04Buddhism165+21.3%
- 05Hinduism133+102%
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