Balwyn North, Boroondara
What Balwyn North speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 26 per cent of residents in Balwyn North, a suburb of Boroondara, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Greek. Victoria has a lower share than Balwyn North. Residents born overseas most often come from China.
- Residents
- 21,193
- Speak another language
- 46.8%+17.2%
- Languages spoken
- 61
- Born overseas
- 41.4%
How large is Balwyn North's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
26%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
What's spoken in Balwyn North besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin3,968+38.9%
- 02Cantonese1,439+3.5%
- 03Greek1,123-7.4%
- 04Italian490-21.3%
- 05Vietnamese393+10.7%
- 06Hindi245+60.1%
- 07Persian (excluding Dari)241+78.5%
- 08Korean153+14.2%
- 09Sinhalese149+16.4%
- 10Tamil139+19.8%
How does Balwyn North compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Balwyn North
- 46.8%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Balwyn North's residents born?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3,094+37.1%
- 02Malaysia803+16.2%
- 03India556+44.0%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)492+16.3%
- 05England409-5.5%
- 06Vietnam390+18.2%
- 07Greece363-6.0%
- 08Italy266-9.8%
- 09Iran226+67.4%
- 10Sri Lanka216+29.3%
What's Balwyn North's religious mix?
- 01Christianity9,219-8.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,756+29.0%
- 03Buddhism1,199+8.6%
- 04Hinduism718+42.5%
- 05Islam414+62.4%
- 06Judaism80+6.7%
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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