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.
- 01Mandarin5,857+29.8%
- 02Greek1,700-1.8%
- 03Cantonese1,659+13.8%
- 04Sinhalese1,191+9.6%
- 05Hindi840+102%
- 06Korean5350%
- 07Tamil527+25.2%
- 08Vietnamese486+27.9%
- 09Italian399-20.5%
- 10Punjabi295+120%
Where residents were born
46.5% born overseas, across 92 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)4,579+21.6%
- 02India2,187+75.4%
- 03Sri Lanka1,465+4.9%
- 04Malaysia1,058+9.9%
- 05Greece712+5.8%
- 06England690-6.9%
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)580+29.8%
- 08Vietnam450+24.7%
- 09Korea, Republic of (South)419-9.9%
- 10New Zealand391-10.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Mount Waverley at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs13,815+25.0%
- 02Christianity13,536-10.4%
- 03Buddhism2,574+9.7%
- 04Hinduism2,504+71.2%
- 05Islam683+34.7%
- 06Judaism61-29.9%
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