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Languages spoken in Murdoch

27.1% of Murdoch residents speak a language other than English at home, across 37 languages (ABS Census 2021).

3,323

Residents

27.1%

-14.4%

Speak a language other than English

37

Languages spoken

40.5%

-9.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    255-24.6%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    146-12.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    47-4.1%
  4. 04
    Min Nan
    42-12.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    33+313%
  6. 06
    Italian
    32+28.0%
  7. 07
    Bengali
    30+173%
  8. 08
    Malayalam
    30-25.0%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    30-18.9%
  10. 10
    Korean
    23+76.9%

Where residents were born

40.5% born overseas, across 44 countries.

  1. 01
    Malaysia
    222-9.4%
  2. 02
    England
    156-1.3%
  3. 03
    India
    112-11.8%
  4. 04
    Singapore
    94-43.7%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    91-1.1%
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    62+17.0%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    61+13.0%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    52-25.7%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    47+46.9%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    45+36.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Murdoch at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,516-10.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,106+25.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    159-10.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    77-22.2%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    65-27.8%

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