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Watsonia, Banyule

The languages of Watsonia

At the 2021 Census, 18 per cent of residents in Watsonia spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Victoria. Residents born overseas most often come from China.

Residents
5,371
Speak another language
17.6%+16.5%
Languages spoken
49
Born overseas
18.2%

Which languages lead in Watsonia?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    149+12.9%
  2. 02
    Italian
    80-13.0%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    72+16.1%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    50+178%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    37+8.8%
  6. 06
    Greek
    36-40.0%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    34+13.3%
  8. 08
    Croatian
    34+41.7%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    34+78.9%
  10. 10
    Somali
    33+10.0%

Where were Watsonia's residents born?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    120+15.4%
  2. 02
    England
    115-5.0%
  3. 03
    India
    105+41.9%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    46-19.3%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    45+55.2%
  6. 06
    Iran
    41+86.4%
  7. 07
    Italy
    37+5.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    33+267%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    32+39.1%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    31-22.5%

How does Watsonia compare with Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is below the figure for Australia as a whole.

Watsonia
17.6%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Watsonia's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,562+27.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,218-16.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    123+105%
  4. 04
    Islam
    98+69.0%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    83+12.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    5-50.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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