Melonba, Blacktown
What Melonba speaks at home
Melonba, in Blacktown, is a suburb of many languages: about 950 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Melonba. The census lists 30 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 1,427
- Speak another language
- 66.9%
- Languages spoken
- 30
- Born overseas
- 58.8%
What are Melonba's most spoken languages?
- 01Punjabi200
- 02Tagalog120
- 03Gujarati100
- 04Hindi76
- 05Filipino72
- 06Tamil50
- 07Urdu50
- 08Malayalam34
- 09Telugu31
- 10Nepali30
Why doesn't one language lead in Melonba?
Punjabi leads with 200 people. In all, 15 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Which countries are Melonba's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly three in five residents, most often from India.
- 01India446+44500%
- 02Philippines180+17900%
- 03Pakistan33
- 04Nepal24
- 05Fiji17
- 06Bangladesh16
- 07Sri Lanka16
- 08Iran13
- 09Indonesia11
- 10Singapore10
How does Melonba compare with Blacktown?
The share speaking another language is 1.5 times the figure for Blacktown.
- Melonba
- 66.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Blacktown
- 45.5%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Melonba?
- 01Christianity510+5567%
- 02Hinduism390+38900%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs153+5000%
- 04Islam104
- 05Buddhism33
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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