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Languages spoken in Southbank

47.2% of Southbank residents speak a language other than English at home, across 75 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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21,775

Residents

47.2%

+24.1%

Speak a language other than English

75

Languages spoken

59.4%

+25.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    2,598-9.7%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    1,235+133%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    876+103%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    712+8.0%
  5. 05
    Korean
    468+8.6%
  6. 06
    Indonesian
    466-10.4%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    304+83.1%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    259+1.2%
  9. 09
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    230+121%
  10. 10
    Italian
    229-19.1%

Where residents were born

59.4% born overseas, across 86 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    2,125+149%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    2,023-18.1%
  3. 03
    Colombia
    887+177%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    822+5.1%
  5. 05
    England
    658+16.0%
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    606+7.8%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    606+6.5%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    435-12.1%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    348+94.4%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    293+13.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Southbank at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    10,391+32.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    6,258+22.6%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    1,848+135%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    1,209+14.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    764+60.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    62-20.5%

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