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Sydney · NSW
Where Sydney's Bengali community actually is, what families here tend to weigh in a match, and how to search without wasting anybody's time.
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Local context
Sydney's South Asian community is centred on the west and north-west: Harris Park and Parramatta, where Wigram Street has been the community's high street for two decades, then out through Westmead, Toongabbie, Girraween, Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Schofields, Kellyville and Glenwood, with a second concentration through Lakemba, Punchbowl and Bankstown.
Housing costs push younger couples further along the north-west and south-west growth corridors each year, which is why relocation and commute come up in Sydney matches more than in any other city.
Sydney's Bengali-speaking community spans West Bengali families spread through the north-west and Hills district, and a large Bangladeshi community concentrated around Lakemba, Wiley Park, Campsie and Rockdale. Durga Puja in autumn and Pohela Boishakh in April are the two events that fill the calendar, and the community is unusually well represented in academia, medicine and IT.
Where the community gathers
Matching
Bengali-speaking Australians come from both West Bengal and Bangladesh, and while the two communities organise separately in most cities, they share a language, a literature and a calendar of festivals that fills a hall.
Durga Puja in autumn and Pohela Boishakh in April are the two points of the year when the whole community is in one place. Academic, medical and IT professions are strongly represented, and family expectations tend to weigh education heavily.
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FAQ
Socially, largely yes — they organise separately and are concentrated in different parts of the city — although the language, the literature and a good deal of the food are shared. Be explicit on your profile about which community you are from and whether you are open to matches in the other.
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