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Languages spoken in Blackburn

26.6% of Blackburn residents speak a language other than English at home, across 55 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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14,192

Residents

26.6%

+17.3%

Speak a language other than English

55

Languages spoken

30.9%

+14.3%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,497+30.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    455+14.9%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    191+21.7%
  4. 04
    Punjabi
    161-12.0%
  5. 05
    Greek
    156+9.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    107+48.6%
  7. 07
    Italian
    75-26.5%
  8. 08
    Korean
    74-1.3%
  9. 09
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    68-30.6%
  10. 10
    Tamil
    68+28.3%

Where residents were born

30.9% born overseas, across 54 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,179+19.7%
  2. 02
    India
    621+14.8%
  3. 03
    England
    437+2.1%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    371+51.4%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    151-19.3%
  6. 06
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    139+31.1%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    135+68.8%
  8. 08
    Sri Lanka
    105+1.9%
  9. 09
    Singapore
    97+12.8%
  10. 10
    Taiwan
    92+55.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Blackburn at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,631+24.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    5,777-9.7%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    507+40.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    489+26.4%
  5. 05
    Islam
    148+0.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6-14.3%

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