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Languages spoken in Balwyn

44.9% of Balwyn residents speak a language other than English at home, across 54 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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13,660

Residents

44.9%

+18.2%

Speak a language other than English

54

Languages spoken

44.2%

+16.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    3,030+41.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    899+0.7%
  3. 03
    Greek
    322-12.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    194+23.6%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    192+8.5%
  6. 06
    Italian
    186-1.1%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    110+39.2%
  8. 08
    Korean
    102+45.7%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    98+71.9%
  10. 10
    Indonesian
    75-1.3%

Where residents were born

44.2% born overseas, across 60 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    2,376+33.2%
  2. 02
    India
    512+31.3%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    464+17.8%
  4. 04
    England
    318-5.4%
  5. 05
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    283+3.3%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    218+13.0%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    173-16.4%
  8. 08
    Taiwan
    173+13.8%
  9. 09
    Greece
    161+4.5%
  10. 10
    Singapore
    134+59.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Balwyn at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,164+24.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    5,400-11.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    772+15.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    564+32.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    180+40.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    33-17.5%

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