VIC · Suburb
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.
- 01Mandarin360-2.7%
- 02Italian147-3.3%
- 03Hindi132+116%
- 04Arabic121-11.0%
- 05Sinhalese108+108%
- 06Punjabi98-14.0%
- 07Malayalam90+66.7%
- 08Persian (excluding Dari)84-6.7%
- 09Spanish68+83.8%
- 10Urdu65+124%
Where residents were born
16.8% born overseas, across 70 countries.
- 01England677-3.0%
- 02India499+35.6%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)311+0.6%
- 04New Zealand212+7.1%
- 05South Africa154+10.0%
- 06Sri Lanka115+76.9%
- 07Italy109+10.1%
- 08Iran105+16.7%
- 09Germany97-14.9%
- 10Scotland82-25.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Highton at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity9,797-6.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,790+43.6%
- 03Hinduism390+52.9%
- 04Islam335+23.2%
- 05Buddhism234+18.8%
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