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Languages spoken in Highton

11.4% of Highton residents speak a language other than English at home, across 68 languages (ABS Census 2021).

20,443

Residents

11.4%

+12.0%

Speak a language other than English

68

Languages spoken

16.8%

+7.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    360-2.7%
  2. 02
    Italian
    147-3.3%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    132+116%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    121-11.0%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese
    108+108%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    98-14.0%
  7. 07
    Malayalam
    90+66.7%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    84-6.7%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    68+83.8%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    65+124%

Where residents were born

16.8% born overseas, across 70 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    677-3.0%
  2. 02
    India
    499+35.6%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    311+0.6%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    212+7.1%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    154+10.0%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    115+76.9%
  7. 07
    Italy
    109+10.1%
  8. 08
    Iran
    105+16.7%
  9. 09
    Germany
    97-14.9%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    82-25.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Highton at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    9,797-6.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,790+43.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    390+52.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    335+23.2%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    234+18.8%

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