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Languages spoken in Russell Lea

24.5% of Russell Lea residents speak a language other than English at home, across 40 languages (ABS Census 2021).

4,884

Residents

24.5%

-9.2%

Speak a language other than English

40

Languages spoken

24.0%

-2.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    471-19.8%
  2. 02
    Greek
    185-12.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    90+15.4%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    74-14.9%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    45-4.3%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    43-24.6%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    41-26.8%
  8. 08
    Croatian
    34+467%
  9. 09
    Thai
    19+533%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    17+54.5%

Where residents were born

24.0% born overseas, across 44 countries.

  1. 01
    Italy
    304-19.6%
  2. 02
    England
    165+10.0%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    99+19.3%
  4. 04
    Greece
    85-1.2%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    70-16.7%
  6. 06
    Ireland
    37+37.0%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    33-2.9%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    32+6.7%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    28+180%
  10. 10
    India
    23+15.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Russell Lea at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,182-6.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,391+23.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    81+32.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    31+121%
  5. 05
    Islam
    30-9.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    11+37.5%

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