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Languages spoken in Ballarat Central

6.4% of Ballarat Central residents speak a language other than English at home, across 34 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,179

Residents

6.4%

+40.6%

Speak a language other than English

34

Languages spoken

10.0%

+40.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    34+61.9%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    33+17.9%
  3. 03
    Nepali
    26
  4. 04
    Japanese
    24+100%
  5. 05
    Malayalam
    21-22.2%
  6. 06
    Bengali
    20
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    16+129%
  8. 08
    Greek
    13
  9. 09
    Spanish
    13
  10. 10
    Polish
    9

Where residents were born

10.0% born overseas, across 32 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    112+45.5%
  2. 02
    India
    85+39.3%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    58-6.5%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    27
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    26+23.8%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    20+150%
  7. 07
    Scotland
    18+5.9%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    18+200%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    17
  10. 10
    Netherlands
    13-18.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Ballarat Central at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,597+20.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,048-15.1%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    61+74.3%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    57-8.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    38+90.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9

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