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Languages spoken in Watsonia

17.6% of Watsonia residents speak a language other than English at home, across 49 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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5,371

Residents

17.6%

+16.5%

Speak a language other than English

49

Languages spoken

18.2%

+5.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    149+12.9%
  2. 02
    Italian
    80-13.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    72+16.1%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    50+178%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    37+8.8%
  6. 06
    Greek
    36-40.0%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    34+13.3%
  8. 08
    Croatian
    34+41.7%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    34+78.9%
  10. 10
    Somali
    33+10.0%

Where residents were born

18.2% born overseas, across 52 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    120+15.4%
  2. 02
    England
    115-5.0%
  3. 03
    India
    105+41.9%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    46-19.3%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    45+55.2%
  6. 06
    Iran
    41+86.4%
  7. 07
    Italy
    37+5.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    33+267%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    32+39.1%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    31-22.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Watsonia at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,562+27.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,218-16.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    123+105%
  4. 04
    Islam
    98+69.0%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    83+12.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    5-50.0%

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