According to the 2016 the latest census in Australia, Sinhalese language Spoken at Home is 64,612.
But in 2011 census, it was reported as 48,195.
From that figure the highest number of people who spoken Sinhalese at Home are living in Victoria which is 37,423 and followed by NSW which is 11,234.
Queensland got the third place which is 5,907 and Western Australia – 4939, South Australia – 2,640, Australian Capital Territory – 1,721, Northern Territory – 527 and Tasmania – 222.
All over Australia
Regents Park is one of Australia's language diversity hotspots.
The mostly residential suburb ten kilometres west of Sydney's CBD is home to large populations of five different language groups.
Across Australia, English is the only language spoken at home by 73 per cent of the population. Mandarin (2.5 per cent of people), Arabic (1.4%), Cantonese (1.2%) and Vietnamese (1.2%) are the next most common languages.
But in Regents Park, the proportions are very different.
One in four people (26 per cent) reported speaking only English at home. The shares of Arabic (13%), Cantonese (10%), Mandarin (9%) and Vietnamese (7%) speakers are much higher than the national level.
Only nine other areas in the country have a similarly diverse language makeup: at least five per cent of residents in each of five different language groups.
Three other hotspots are also in Sydney: the areas of Narwee-Beverly Hills, Bexley and Kingsgrove (South)-Bardwell Park, which are adjacent to each other in the city's south.
Five are in Melbourne: Bulleen and its neighbour Templestowe Lower in the north-east, Lalor and adjacent Thomastown in the north, and Springvale in the south-east. One, Runcorn, is in south Brisbane.
How Sinhalese spread in Australia?
Gender & Age
The largest age demographic for male Sinhalese speakerswas 35-39 years (12.3%).
For females, the largest age demographic was 30-34 years (12.5%).
The total population of was made up of49.5% females and 50.5%males, compared to the overall national figures of 50.7% female and 49.3%male.
Source: SBS
Religion
More Sinhalese speakersidentified as Buddhism(75.3%) than other religions. Nationally, 75.3% of people identified as Buddhism.
Source: SBS
English proficiency
Most Sinhalese speakersspeak English very well(66.5%), while 0.8% do not speak English at all.
Source: SBS
Country of birth
Most Sinhalese speakerswere born in Sri Lanka(85.2%), followed by Australia(12.5%).
Source: SBS
School education
90.3% of Sinhalese speakersfinished their Year 12 studies (or equivalent).
This was more than the 56.8% of the general population who finished their Year 12 studies.
Source: SBS
