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Languages spoken in Lysterfield

17.5% of Lysterfield residents speak a language other than English at home, across 50 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,726

Residents

17.5%

+18.6%

Speak a language other than English

50

Languages spoken

20.1%

+7.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    245+71.3%
  2. 02
    Greek
    111+14.4%
  3. 03
    Italian
    105-29.5%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    79+71.7%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    75-26.5%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    62+29.2%
  7. 07
    Punjabi
    43+169%
  8. 08
    Indonesian
    36+125%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    36+125%
  10. 10
    German
    32+3.2%

Where residents were born

20.1% born overseas, across 51 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    193-8.1%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    177+63.9%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    117+27.2%
  4. 04
    India
    87+8.8%
  5. 05
    Italy
    73-18.0%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    73+35.2%
  7. 07
    Egypt
    53+29.3%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    52-21.2%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    50+35.1%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    35-25.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Lysterfield at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,602-7.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,529+24.1%
  3. 03
    Islam
    183+44.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    139+31.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    49-10.9%

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