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Languages spoken in Balcolyn

3.2% of Balcolyn residents speak a language other than English at home, across 6 languages (ABS Census 2021).

1,002

Residents

3.2%

+129%

Speak a language other than English

6

Languages spoken

9.0%

+35.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Spanish
    14+367%
  2. 02
    Auslan
    4
  3. 03
    Italian
    40%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    4
  5. 05
    Japanese
    3
  6. 06
    Tagalog
    3

Where residents were born

9.0% born overseas, across 10 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    25+8.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    22+46.7%
  3. 03
    Netherlands
    7
  4. 04
    Germany
    6
  5. 05
    Philippines
    6
  6. 06
    Scotland
    6-25.0%
  7. 07
    Papua New Guinea
    5
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    4
  9. 09
    South Africa
    4-50.0%
  10. 10
    Japan
    3

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Balcolyn at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    493-17.0%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    439+46.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4-20.0%

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