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Languages spoken in Bentleigh East

33.5% of Bentleigh East residents speak a language other than English at home, across 78 languages (ABS Census 2021).

30,399

Residents

33.5%

+19.4%

Speak a language other than English

78

Languages spoken

33.6%

+20.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,901+43.3%
  2. 02
    Greek
    1,8250%
  3. 03
    Russian
    1,183+2.3%
  4. 04
    Hebrew
    694+8.3%
  5. 05
    Italian
    433-17.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    411+26.5%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    406+81.3%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    320+127%
  9. 09
    Korean
    196+31.5%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    195+29.1%

Where residents were born

33.6% born overseas, across 85 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,504+37.9%
  2. 02
    India
    1,095+39.1%
  3. 03
    Greece
    702+2.2%
  4. 04
    England
    685+8.6%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    637+17.5%
  6. 06
    Israel
    547+5.2%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    388+19.0%
  8. 08
    Ukraine
    347+13.4%
  9. 09
    Italy
    318-11.9%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    283+63.6%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Bentleigh East at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    12,738-3.5%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    11,363+35.5%
  3. 03
    Judaism
    2,929+12.3%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    1,095+63.2%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    678+17.1%
  6. 06
    Islam
    261+59.1%

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