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Languages spoken in Pakenham

22.1% of Pakenham residents speak a language other than English at home, across 101 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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53,430

Residents

22.1%

+76.8%

Speak a language other than English

101

Languages spoken

26.1%

+43.9%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    2,481+278%
  2. 02
    Sinhalese
    901+69.4%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    678+167%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    564+76.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    518+46.3%
  6. 06
    Urdu
    490+395%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    397+44.4%
  8. 08
    Tamil
    343+177%
  9. 09
    Chin Haka
    285+764%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    264+57.1%

Where residents were born

26.1% born overseas, across 96 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    3,235+151%
  2. 02
    England
    1,745-8.6%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    1,058+72.3%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    1,037-5.2%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    653+44.5%
  6. 06
    Pakistan
    466+475%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    440+167%
  8. 08
    Myanmar
    333+1010%
  9. 09
    Mauritius
    299+13.3%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    284+15.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Pakenham at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    22,570+36.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    20,590-10.8%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,914+164%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    1,815+128%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    1,308+50.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    17-10.5%

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