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Languages spoken in Ferntree Gully

17.7% of Ferntree Gully residents speak a language other than English at home, across 71 languages (ABS Census 2021).

26,668

Residents

17.7%

+24.2%

Speak a language other than English

71

Languages spoken

23.2%

+14.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,013+50.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    395+28.2%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    340+47.8%
  4. 04
    Italian
    209-22.3%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    191+105%
  6. 06
    Gujarati
    187+38.5%
  7. 07
    Greek
    171-12.8%
  8. 08
    Korean
    147+47.0%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    140+70.7%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    123+48.2%

Where residents were born

23.2% born overseas, across 81 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    1,031-10.9%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    729+53.8%
  3. 03
    India
    599+56.8%
  4. 04
    Sri Lanka
    381+34.6%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    353+27.4%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    325-9.0%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    227+18.8%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    1710%
  9. 09
    Germany
    160-14.9%
  10. 10
    Iran
    152+111%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Ferntree Gully at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    12,774+28.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    10,867-14.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    732+16.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    621+69.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    265+143%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    34+127%

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