Balwyn, Boroondara
What Balwyn speaks at home
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 4,000 people in Balwyn, well ahead of any other language. Balwyn's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate. In all, 54 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 13,660
- Speak another language
- 44.9%+18.2%
- Languages spoken
- 54
- Born overseas
- 44.2%
How large is Balwyn's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
29%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
What's spoken in Balwyn besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin3,030+41.7%
- 02Cantonese899+0.7%
- 03Greek322-12.0%
- 04Hindi194+23.6%
- 05Vietnamese192+8.5%
- 06Italian186-1.1%
- 07Persian (excluding Dari)110+39.2%
- 08Korean102+45.7%
- 09Tamil98+71.9%
- 10Indonesian75-1.3%
How does Balwyn compare with Victoria?
Victoria has a lower share than Balwyn.
- Balwyn
- 44.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Balwyn's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,376+33.2%
- 02India512+31.3%
- 03Malaysia464+17.8%
- 04England318-5.4%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)283+3.3%
- 06Vietnam218+13.0%
- 07New Zealand173-16.4%
- 08Taiwan173+13.8%
- 09Greece161+4.5%
- 10Singapore134+59.5%
What's Balwyn's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,164+24.3%
- 02Christianity5,400-11.9%
- 03Buddhism772+15.2%
- 04Hinduism564+32.1%
- 05Islam180+40.6%
- 06Judaism33-17.5%
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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