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Languages spoken in Merrylands West

53.0% of Merrylands West residents speak a language other than English at home, across 66 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,912

Residents

53.0%

+6.4%

Speak a language other than English

66

Languages spoken

42.2%

+5.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    1,293+13.2%
  2. 02
    Dari
    273+25.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    205+15.2%
  4. 04
    Hazaraghi
    168+107%
  5. 05
    Turkish
    161-4.2%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    139+5.3%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    137-17.0%
  8. 08
    Urdu
    127+39.6%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    81+1.3%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    70-9.1%

Where residents were born

42.2% born overseas, across 70 countries.

  1. 01
    Lebanon
    449+3.7%
  2. 02
    Afghanistan
    332+24.8%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    193-5.9%
  4. 04
    Iraq
    176+46.7%
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    160+52.4%
  6. 06
    India
    134-15.2%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    131+22.4%
  8. 08
    Iran
    125-8.1%
  9. 09
    New Zealand
    102-15.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    81+39.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Merrylands West at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,395-5.6%
  2. 02
    Islam
    1,778+34.9%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    838+5.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    183+28.9%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    155-9.9%

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