VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Mount Waverley

49.4% of Mount Waverley residents speak a language other than English at home, across 79 languages (ABS Census 2021).

35,069

Residents

49.4%

+21.1%

Speak a language other than English

79

Languages spoken

46.5%

+16.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    5,857+29.8%
  2. 02
    Greek
    1,700-1.8%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    1,659+13.8%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    1,191+9.6%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    840+102%
  6. 06
    Korean
    5350%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    527+25.2%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    486+27.9%
  9. 09
    Italian
    399-20.5%
  10. 10
    Punjabi
    295+120%

Where residents were born

46.5% born overseas, across 92 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    4,579+21.6%
  2. 02
    India
    2,187+75.4%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    1,465+4.9%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    1,058+9.9%
  5. 05
    Greece
    712+5.8%
  6. 06
    England
    690-6.9%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    580+29.8%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    450+24.7%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    419-9.9%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    391-10.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Mount Waverley at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    13,815+25.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    13,536-10.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    2,574+9.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    2,504+71.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    683+34.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    61-29.9%

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