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Languages spoken in Glen Waverley

60.3% of Glen Waverley residents speak a language other than English at home, across 79 languages (ABS Census 2021).

42,225

Residents

60.3%

+15.4%

Speak a language other than English

79

Languages spoken

57.4%

+12.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    9,953+27.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    3,4150%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    1,754+13.8%
  4. 04
    Tamil
    1,270+11.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    1,120+20.4%
  6. 06
    Greek
    755-13.5%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    703+14.9%
  8. 08
    Korean
    543-20.5%
  9. 09
    Punjabi
    441+71.6%
  10. 10
    Marathi
    401+143%

Where residents were born

57.4% born overseas, across 91 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    7,559+21.0%
  2. 02
    India
    3,408+33.4%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    2,406+9.1%
  4. 04
    Sri Lanka
    2,255+6.3%
  5. 05
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    1,050+13.9%
  6. 06
    England
    797-9.0%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    762+4.2%
  8. 08
    Singapore
    595+14.4%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    461-22.0%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    415-5.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Glen Waverley at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    16,137+22.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    13,649-13.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4,503+12.0%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    4,204+34.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    1,241+49.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    450%

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