VIC · Suburb
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.
- 01Mandarin2,284+31.5%
- 02Cantonese1,006+5.1%
- 03Sinhalese707+14.2%
- 04Greek530-14.2%
- 05Arabic520-3.2%
- 06Italian516-17.6%
- 07Tamil452+28.0%
- 08Hindi355-5.6%
- 09Vietnamese355+4.1%
- 10Punjabi262+75.8%
Where residents were born
33.1% born overseas, across 92 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,564+28.2%
- 02Sri Lanka1,188+14.0%
- 03India1,112+28.3%
- 04England878-14.7%
- 05Malaysia823+8.4%
- 06New Zealand413+12.8%
- 07Vietnam347+0.6%
- 08Italy341-1.2%
- 09Philippines276-11.5%
- 10South Africa2760%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Rowville at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity16,075-11.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs12,182+23.8%
- 03Buddhism1,658+5.1%
- 04Hinduism1,181+26.0%
- 05Islam828+31.0%
- 06Judaism33-2.9%
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