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Languages spoken in Dandenong

65.6% of Dandenong residents speak a language other than English at home, across 95 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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29,475

Residents

65.6%

-2.2%

Speak a language other than English

95

Languages spoken

59.3%

-2.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Hazaraghi
    3,060+30.8%
  2. 02
    Albanian
    1,500-0.7%
  3. 03
    Dari
    1,337-29.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi
    1,322+8.1%
  5. 05
    Tamil
    1,053-23.7%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese
    908+3.2%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    867+7.7%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    659+1.5%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    658+80.3%
  10. 10
    Pashto
    585+22.9%

Where residents were born

59.3% born overseas, across 95 countries.

  1. 01
    Afghanistan
    3,4590%
  2. 02
    India
    2,873-8.2%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    1,616-10.2%
  4. 04
    Pakistan
    1,215+16.8%
  5. 05
    North Macedonia
    806
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    743-10.9%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    548+16.6%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    531+80.6%
  9. 09
    Iran
    401-30.5%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    344-26.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Dandenong at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Islam
    10,253+14.2%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    7,604-13.4%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,247+17.5%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    2,232-13.6%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    1,627+17.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9+28.6%

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