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Languages spoken in Burwood East

54.7% of Burwood East residents speak a language other than English at home, across 58 languages (ABS Census 2021).

10,570

Residents

54.7%

+9.7%

Speak a language other than English

58

Languages spoken

50.7%

+13.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    2,076+28.4%
  2. 02
    Greek
    837-8.3%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    676+9.7%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    314+33.6%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    232-4.5%
  6. 06
    Italian
    180-25.6%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    170+26.9%
  8. 08
    Tamil
    146+58.7%
  9. 09
    Korean
    97+27.6%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    72+63.6%

Where residents were born

50.7% born overseas, across 64 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,740+14.4%
  2. 02
    India
    552+50.0%
  3. 03
    Greece
    420+1.0%
  4. 04
    Sri Lanka
    412+23.7%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    386+40.4%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    230-5.3%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    172+8.2%
  8. 08
    England
    151-1.3%
  9. 09
    Italy
    110-25.7%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    97+29.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Burwood East at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,423-7.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,975+18.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    858+14.4%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    592+53.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    201+36.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    12+300%

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