VIC · Suburb
Languages spoken in Lara
9.9% of Lara residents speak a language other than English at home, across 60 languages (ABS Census 2021).
19,035
Residents
9.9%
+56.5%Speak a language other than English
60
Languages spoken
15.6%
+33.4%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Punjabi270+429%
- 02Tagalog155+64.9%
- 03Vietnamese125+34.4%
- 04Croatian113-14.4%
- 05Filipino85+10.4%
- 06Serbian83+80.4%
- 07Italian82-15.5%
- 08Macedonian72+18.0%
- 09Arabic68+240%
- 10Mandarin56-29.1%
Where residents were born
15.6% born overseas, across 70 countries.
- 01England684+10.5%
- 02India354+281%
- 03Philippines317+44.1%
- 04New Zealand217+36.5%
- 05Scotland125+1.6%
- 06Vietnam107+12.6%
- 07Germany95-12.8%
- 08Netherlands85+1.2%
- 09Croatia68+41.7%
- 10Thailand48+50.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Lara at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity8,218-5.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,090+49.8%
- 03Islam243+224%
- 04Hinduism185+153%
- 05Buddhism171+27.6%
- 06Judaism9+125%
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