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Languages spoken in Sunshine (Vic.)

52.6% of Sunshine (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 70 languages (ABS Census 2021).

9,370

Residents

52.6%

-8.8%

Speak a language other than English

70

Languages spoken

46.7%

-7.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    1,622+3.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    340+84.8%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    240-7.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    201-1.5%
  5. 05
    Greek
    188-15.7%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    141+4.4%
  7. 07
    Italian
    133-16.4%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    133-58.7%
  9. 09
    Telugu
    130+251%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    121+19.8%

Where residents were born

46.7% born overseas, across 75 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    1,281+5.1%
  2. 02
    India
    458-15.5%
  3. 03
    Nepal
    345+83.5%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    238+24.6%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    188-2.6%
  6. 06
    Myanmar
    169-56.6%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    129-3.7%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    118-18.1%
  9. 09
    Italy
    104-8.8%
  10. 10
    England
    102-3.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Sunshine (Vic.) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,469-16.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,934+34.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    951-5.3%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    629+23.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    537-16.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    30%

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