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Languages spoken in Merrylands

63.3% of Merrylands residents speak a language other than English at home, across 96 languages (ABS Census 2021).

32,492

Residents

63.3%

+8.5%

Speak a language other than English

96

Languages spoken

48.8%

+11.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    6,926+2.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    1,864+22.4%
  3. 03
    Hazaraghi
    1,059+82.6%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    985+201%
  5. 05
    Dari
    928-4.0%
  6. 06
    Urdu
    856+47.3%
  7. 07
    Turkish
    847+5.0%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    827-3.9%
  9. 09
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    547-23.3%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    518+1.0%

Where residents were born

48.8% born overseas, across 98 countries.

  1. 01
    Lebanon
    2,505+6.1%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,738+19.3%
  3. 03
    Afghanistan
    1,613+28.1%
  4. 04
    India
    1,065-5.7%
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    948+28.5%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    924+234%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    618+6.9%
  8. 08
    Iraq
    615-4.1%
  9. 09
    Iran
    506-28.7%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    504+18.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Merrylands at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    12,849-6.2%
  2. 02
    Islam
    9,142+25.1%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,130+16.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    1,882+43.9%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    970+2.4%

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