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Languages spoken in Cannington

58.2% of Cannington residents speak a language other than English at home, across 63 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,748

Residents

58.2%

+16.1%

Speak a language other than English

63

Languages spoken

61.0%

+17.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    830+115%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    637+14.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    238+25.3%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    204+12.1%
  5. 05
    Urdu
    183+6.4%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    167-0.6%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    147+8.1%
  8. 08
    Filipino
    113-1.7%
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    111-25.5%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    108+92.9%

Where residents were born

61.0% born overseas, across 69 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    1,094+49.5%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    3570%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    317+29.9%
  4. 04
    Indonesia
    269+43.1%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    252-8.7%
  6. 06
    Pakistan
    153+9.3%
  7. 07
    England
    136-6.2%
  8. 08
    Nepal
    113+102%
  9. 09
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    98+60.7%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    96-15.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Cannington at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,012-5.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,702+23.8%
  3. 03
    Islam
    848+17.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    572+53.8%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    366+39.2%

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