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Languages spoken in Scoresby

36.6% of Scoresby residents speak a language other than English at home, across 56 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,951

Residents

36.6%

+20.5%

Speak a language other than English

56

Languages spoken

39.1%

+17.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    551+31.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    279+19.7%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    220-2.2%
  4. 04
    Tamil
    94+6.8%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    80+73.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    79-2.5%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    73-5.2%
  8. 08
    Greek
    62+17.0%
  9. 09
    Italian
    59+13.5%
  10. 10
    Marathi
    52+206%

Where residents were born

39.1% born overseas, across 53 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    368+26.9%
  2. 02
    India
    308+32.8%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    267+10.8%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    250+23.8%
  5. 05
    England
    154-7.2%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    99-3.9%
  7. 07
    Singapore
    83+62.7%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    79+17.9%
  9. 09
    Vietnam
    73+25.9%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    61+15.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Scoresby at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,557-17.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,125+24.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    467+16.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    371+53.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    121+36.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    5+66.7%

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