Mandarin
18,240 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Boroondara, Victoria
The languages of Boroondara
According to the 2021 Census, Mandarin and Cantonese lead the languages spoken at home in Boroondara, where 27 per cent of residents use one other than English. Boroondara's share trails the share for the City of Melbourne. Of the languages with a real base, Portuguese rose fastest after 2016.
- Residents
- 180,685
- Speak another language
- 49,061
- Languages at home
- 118
- Change since 2016
- +6.0%
Which languages lead in Boroondara?
Where does Boroondara land against Victoria?
Across Victoria, the share is much the same as in Boroondara. That puts Boroondara in the upper half of Victoria's councils.
- Boroondara
- 27.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
What are the most spoken languages in Boroondara?
Ranked by speakers, with the movement since the previous census. Unnamed ABS categories ("Chinese, nfd" and the like) are left off the list but kept in the totals.
- 0118,240+27.8%
- 025,332+3.7%
- 034,922-3.7%
- 042,404-18.0%
- 052,0800%
- 061,470-8.9%
- 071,065+12.1%
- 08887+31.4%
- 09847-13.7%
- 10751+17.5%
What does Boroondara's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
What's the fastest-growing language in Boroondara?
Fastest-growing language
Portuguese
+42.9% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
Which suburbs of Boroondara are most multilingual?
Across only 12 suburbs, the shares are fairly even, with Balwyn North highest.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Balwyn NorthLed by Mandarin47%9,913
- BalwynLed by Mandarin45%6,134
- Deepdene (Vic.)Led by Mandarin33%749
- Kew EastLed by Mandarin27%1,757
- Kew (Vic.)Led by Mandarin25%6,097
- Canterbury (Vic.)Led by Mandarin25%1,941
- Camberwell (Vic.)Led by Mandarin25%5,178
- Hawthorn EastLed by Mandarin23%3,520
- AshburtonLed by Mandarin21%1,666
- Glen Iris (Vic.)Led by Mandarin21%5,455
- Surrey HillsLed by Mandarin19%2,561
- Hawthorn (Vic.)Led by Mandarin19%4,090
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 12 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Boroondara?
The largest group born overseas comes from China.
Country of birth
29.9% born overseas, across 134 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)14,111+21.9%
- 02England5,204-4.5%
- 03India4,549-3.1%
- 04Malaysia4,027+15.0%
- 05New Zealand2,617-10.1%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)2,063+11.0%
- 07Vietnam2,039+2.5%
- 08Greece1,720-2.7%
- 09Italy1,498-1.5%
- 10Sri Lanka1,433+12.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs82,476+22.4%
- 02Christianity76,305-8.7%
- 03Buddhism5,815+2.3%
- 04Hinduism4,805+0.8%
- 05Islam1,947+4.4%
- 06Judaism1,698+7.0%
Where does Boroondara sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
A note on method: 5,553 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 27.2% sits below the 30.2% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 28.0% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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