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Languages spoken in Melton South

29.6% of Melton South residents speak a language other than English at home, across 78 languages (ABS Census 2021).

11,131

Residents

29.6%

+97.4%

Speak a language other than English

78

Languages spoken

29.7%

+61.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Punjabi
    554+240%
  2. 02
    Urdu
    242+681%
  3. 03
    Bengali
    218+738%
  4. 04
    Burmese
    194+1517%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    148+70.1%
  6. 06
    Samoan
    131+87.1%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    102+827%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    93+17.7%
  9. 09
    Filipino
    91+75.0%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    86+22.9%

Where residents were born

29.7% born overseas, across 79 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    714+149%
  2. 02
    Myanmar
    298+332%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    248+10.7%
  4. 04
    England
    235-17.0%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    189+26.0%
  6. 06
    Pakistan
    155+417%
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    140+678%
  8. 08
    Samoa
    97+213%
  9. 09
    Malta
    88+12.8%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    71+12.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Melton South at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,402-11.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,481+17.2%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,076+482%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    376+147%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    139+15.8%

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