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Languages spoken in Rowville

31.0% of Rowville residents speak a language other than English at home, across 78 languages (ABS Census 2021).

33,338

Residents

31.0%

+7.6%

Speak a language other than English

78

Languages spoken

33.1%

+9.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    2,284+31.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    1,006+5.1%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    707+14.2%
  4. 04
    Greek
    530-14.2%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    520-3.2%
  6. 06
    Italian
    516-17.6%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    452+28.0%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    355-5.6%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    355+4.1%
  10. 10
    Punjabi
    262+75.8%

Where residents were born

33.1% born overseas, across 92 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,564+28.2%
  2. 02
    Sri Lanka
    1,188+14.0%
  3. 03
    India
    1,112+28.3%
  4. 04
    England
    878-14.7%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    823+8.4%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    413+12.8%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    347+0.6%
  8. 08
    Italy
    341-1.2%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    276-11.5%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    2760%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Rowville at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    16,075-11.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    12,182+23.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,658+5.1%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    1,181+26.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    828+31.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    33-2.9%

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