What are the most multilingual suburbs in New South Wales?

The top-ranked suburbs are Auburn, Cabramatta, Canley Vale, Fairfield, Fairfield Heights, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Most Multilingual Suburbs in New South Wales

Suburbs with the highest share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census, usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Rank	Suburb	Share
#1	Auburn	86.5%
#2	Cabramatta	86.2%
#3	Canley Vale	82.9%
#4	Fairfield	82.5%
#5	Fairfield Heights	82.4%
#6	Lakemba	81.5%
#7	Greenfield Park	81.1%
#8	Canley Heights	80.9%
#9	Harris Park	80.6%
#10	Hurstville	80.6%
#11	Bankstown	80.3%
#12	Wiley Park	80.3%
#13	Haymarket	80.0%
#14	Homebush West	79.8%
#15	Lidcombe	79.6%
#16	Cabramatta West	79.5%
#17	Burwood	78.9%
#18	Campsie	78.1%
#19	St Johns Park	78.1%
#20	Rhodes	77.9%
#21	Wakeley	77.7%
#22	Fairfield East	77.5%
#23	Berala	77.3%
#24	Westmead	76.8%
#25	Girraween	76.3%
#26	Granville	76.2%
#27	Punchbowl	75.9%
#28	Fairfield West	75.1%
#29	Bonnyrigg	74.9%
#30	Wentworthville	74.7%
#31	South Granville	74.5%
#32	Mays Hill	74.2%
#33	Parramatta	73.9%
#34	Nirimba Fields	73.6%
#35	Regents Park	73.5%
#36	Homebush	73.4%
#37	Villawood	72.9%
#38	Rosehill	72.8%
#39	Yennora	72.8%
#40	Carramar	72.6%
#41	Liverpool	72.6%
#42	Sefton	72.6%
#43	Bonnyrigg Heights	72.4%
#44	Wolli Creek	72.2%
#45	Old Guildford	71.9%
#46	Mount Lewis	71.7%
#47	Guildford	71.6%
#48	Holroyd	71.5%
#49	Sydney Olympic Park	71.4%
#50	Allawah	71.1%

Share is from the 2021 Census (usual residence). Suburbs with fewer than 500 Census residents are excluded.

Last updated 25 July 2026 at 1:36 am AEST

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