Sunshine West, Brimbank
Languages spoken in Sunshine West
In Sunshine West, about 11,000 people speak a language other than English at home, and Vietnamese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Greek. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 18,352
- Speak another language
- 61.6%-5.0%
- Languages spoken
- 91
- Born overseas
- 49.3%
How large is Sunshine West's Vietnamese-speaking community?
Vietnamese at home
21%
The next language, Greek, is a long way behind.
Which other languages are spoken in Sunshine West?
- 01Vietnamese3,767-0.9%
- 02Greek877-14.4%
- 03Maltese518-17.1%
- 04Cantonese438+12.9%
- 05Macedonian426-18.1%
- 06Arabic369-8.4%
- 07Turkish3670%
- 08Mandarin340-10.1%
- 09Italian339-22.8%
- 10Spanish248+8.3%
Is Sunshine West more multilingual than Brimbank?
The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Brimbank.
- Sunshine West
- 61.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Brimbank
- 56.9%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Sunshine West's residents from?
Vietnam is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Vietnam2,550+1.4%
- 02India544-6.7%
- 03Malta509-13.9%
- 04Philippines450+10.8%
- 05Greece445-11.5%
- 06North Macedonia324
- 07Italy258-22.5%
- 08New Zealand250-27.1%
- 09China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)247-26.3%
- 10Myanmar242+24.7%
What religions are reported in Sunshine West?
- 01Christianity8,467-8.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs4,161+23.3%
- 03Buddhism2,173-4.5%
- 04Islam1,789+14.8%
- 05Hinduism491-1.8%
- 06Judaism11+175%
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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