VIC · Suburb
Languages spoken in Kennington
8.5% of Kennington residents speak a language other than English at home, across 36 languages (ABS Census 2021).
5,836
Residents
8.5%
+31.8%Speak a language other than English
36
Languages spoken
10.7%
+32.3%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Mandarin96+14.3%
- 02Karen54-5.3%
- 03Arabic36+44.0%
- 04Nepali32+967%
- 05Punjabi31+93.8%
- 06Sinhalese27+238%
- 07German21+110%
- 08Italian20+11.1%
- 09Cantonese19+171%
- 10Hindi19+375%
Where residents were born
10.7% born overseas, across 37 countries.
- 01England96+17.1%
- 02India72+22.0%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)54-20.6%
- 04New Zealand36+5.9%
- 05Thailand31+14.8%
- 06Nepal30+900%
- 07Philippines28+133%
- 08Malaysia27+108%
- 09Sri Lanka27+17.4%
- 10Myanmar21+31.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Kennington at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity2,657-16.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,563+38.7%
- 03Islam71+29.1%
- 04Buddhism650%
- 05Hinduism55+150%
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