Vietnamese cemeteries and sections in Sydney

Vietnamese burial reflects either Catholic or Buddhist tradition, with strong ancestral respect in both.

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Where Vietnamese burials are available, with the indicative lawn plot cost, cheapest first.

Indicative right of interment + burial where published; excludes the headstone. “Contact” = operator quotes on request.

Burial customs

For Catholic families, a Requiem Mass and committal; for Buddhist families, temple rites and remembrance on set days.

The headstone

Monuments commonly bear a cross (Catholic) or Buddhist symbols, often with a photograph and Vietnamese inscriptions.

Visiting

Families visit on death anniversaries and at Tet (Lunar New Year), offering incense.

Inscriptions

Vietnamese and English, with a cross or Buddhist motif; photographs common.

Monuments & memorials

Granite monuments with photographs and Catholic or Buddhist iconography.

New headstone or monument

A new memorial in the styles and materials of the community.

Additional inscriptions

Adding a name to a family grave, or completing an existing inscription.

Renovation & restoration

Repairing, resetting or restoring an older or weathered grave.

Cleaning

Cleaning and freshening a headstone that has aged over the years.

What is a Vietnamese burial?

Vietnamese burial reflects either Catholic or Buddhist tradition, with strong ancestral respect in both.

What are Vietnamese visiting customs?

Families visit on death anniversaries and at Tet (Lunar New Year), offering incense.

Which Sydney cemeteries have Vietnamese sections?

Rookwood Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood Cemetery.