Rivervale, Belmont

Languages spoken in Rivervale

Mandarin is the most common language after English in Rivervale, where about 3,100 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Cantonese. The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Australia as a whole.

Residents
10,635
Speak another language
29.6%+1.1%
Languages spoken
68
Born overseas
38.7%

What's spoken at home in Rivervale?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    508-11.3%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    228-12.0%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    170+28.8%
  4. 04
    Urdu
    135+58.8%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    123+51.9%
  6. 06
    Korean
    121-39.2%
  7. 07
    Nepali
    121+267%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    107+67.2%
  9. 09
    Italian
    105-22.2%
  10. 10
    Punjabi
    103+33.8%

Which countries are Rivervale's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    444+2.5%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    326-16.4%
  3. 03
    India
    322-13.9%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    302-8.2%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    222-8.6%
  6. 06
    Philippines
    198-10.4%
  7. 07
    Singapore
    146+13.2%
  8. 08
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    123-35.3%
  9. 09
    Nepal
    119+222%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    112+53.4%

How does Rivervale compare with Belmont?

Rivervale is about level with Belmont.

Rivervale
29.6%
Australia
21.3%
Belmont
29.8%

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

What religions are reported in Rivervale?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,532+43.0%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,905-5.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    664+9.6%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    496+35.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    363+20.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3-81.3%

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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