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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.
- 01Arabic6,926+2.8%
- 02Mandarin1,864+22.4%
- 03Hazaraghi1,059+82.6%
- 04Nepali985+201%
- 05Dari928-4.0%
- 06Urdu856+47.3%
- 07Turkish847+5.0%
- 08Cantonese827-3.9%
- 09Persian (excluding Dari)547-23.3%
- 10Hindi518+1.0%
Where residents were born
48.8% born overseas, across 98 countries.
- 01Lebanon2,505+6.1%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,738+19.3%
- 03Afghanistan1,613+28.1%
- 04India1,065-5.7%
- 05Pakistan948+28.5%
- 06Nepal924+234%
- 07Philippines618+6.9%
- 08Iraq615-4.1%
- 09Iran506-28.7%
- 10Vietnam504+18.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Merrylands at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity12,849-6.2%
- 02Islam9,142+25.1%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs4,130+16.7%
- 04Hinduism1,882+43.9%
- 05Buddhism970+2.4%
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