VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Cairnlea

68.9% of Cairnlea residents speak a language other than English at home, across 72 languages (ABS Census 2021).

9,932

Residents

68.9%

+3.1%

Speak a language other than English

72

Languages spoken

50.7%

+7.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    3,145+13.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    397-8.1%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    246-16.9%
  4. 04
    Macedonian
    240-14.3%
  5. 05
    Bosnian
    195+18.2%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    179+1.1%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    175+15.1%
  8. 08
    Filipino
    152-25.1%
  9. 09
    Hakka
    140+12.0%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    139-2.8%

Where residents were born

50.7% born overseas, across 69 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    2,101+14.4%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    447-13.7%
  3. 03
    India
    265-3.3%
  4. 04
    North Macedonia
    159
  5. 05
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    152+44.8%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    128-9.9%
  7. 07
    Pakistan
    120+26.3%
  8. 08
    Malta
    1140%
  9. 09
    Timor-Leste
    107-2.7%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    102-11.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Cairnlea at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,026-4.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,186+31.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,958-2.1%
  4. 04
    Islam
    981+28.6%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    233-5.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4+33.3%

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