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Languages spoken in Oakleigh East

51.8% of Oakleigh East residents speak a language other than English at home, across 59 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,726

Residents

51.8%

+1.2%

Speak a language other than English

59

Languages spoken

45.1%

+0.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Greek
    758+2.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    620-15.5%
  3. 03
    Italian
    344-17.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    164+64.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    157+6.1%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese
    148-6.3%
  7. 07
    Korean
    105-3.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    104+20.9%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    83+25.8%
  10. 10
    Bengali
    81+72.3%

Where residents were born

45.1% born overseas, across 62 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    458-30.0%
  2. 02
    India
    454+48.9%
  3. 03
    Greece
    370+1.6%
  4. 04
    Italy
    244-13.8%
  5. 05
    Sri Lanka
    169-16.3%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    129-2.3%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    95+23.4%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    940%
  9. 09
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    86+6.2%
  10. 10
    England
    81-6.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Oakleigh East at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,175+2.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,108+13.4%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    473+56.6%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    335-1.2%
  5. 05
    Islam
    181-4.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    45+40.6%

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