Hawthorn East, Boroondara

What Hawthorn East speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 3,500 people in Hawthorn East, part of Boroondara, speaking a language other than English at home. Victoria has a higher share than Hawthorn East. For the wider picture, Boroondara has a page of its own.

Residents
15,368
Speak another language
22.9%-3.5%
Languages spoken
57
Born overseas
28.6%

Which languages lead in Hawthorn East?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,122+14.6%
  2. 02
    Greek
    3200%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    269+13.0%
  4. 04
    Italian
    171-1.2%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    155-15.8%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    148+43.7%
  7. 07
    French
    135+29.8%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    114-20.8%
  9. 09
    Gujarati
    101-35.7%
  10. 10
    Arabic
    77-42.5%

Where were Hawthorn East's residents born?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    869+10.7%
  2. 02
    India
    496-14.0%
  3. 03
    England
    438-6.6%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    305+18.7%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    255-14.7%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    140+28.4%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    125+17.9%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    119+17.8%
  9. 09
    Italy
    117+25.8%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    116-16.5%

How does Hawthorn East compare with Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Australia as a whole.

Hawthorn East
22.9%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Hawthorn East's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    7,619+24.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    5,633-5.4%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    510-7.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    445+7.5%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    337+16.6%
  6. 06
    Islam
    207-12.3%

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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Hawthorn East is part of Boroondara, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.