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Languages spoken in Forest Hill (Vic.)

41.7% of Forest Hill (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 60 languages (ABS Census 2021).

10,575

Residents

41.7%

+9.7%

Speak a language other than English

60

Languages spoken

40.7%

+8.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,495+27.5%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    773+5.7%
  3. 03
    Greek
    329+8.6%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    167-16.5%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese
    165+38.7%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    153+2.7%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    126+29.9%
  8. 08
    Italian
    116-31.0%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    77+60.4%
  10. 10
    Korean
    66+69.2%

Where residents were born

40.7% born overseas, across 62 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,201+16.2%
  2. 02
    India
    3660%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    354+19.6%
  4. 04
    Vietnam
    241-6.9%
  5. 05
    England
    225-5.1%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    197+1.5%
  7. 07
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    190+11.8%
  8. 08
    Greece
    138+31.4%
  9. 09
    Iran
    106+17.8%
  10. 10
    Italy
    106-10.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Forest Hill (Vic.) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,470-10.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,313+21.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    737+8.7%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    349+21.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    231+14.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    27+286%

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