Glenunga, Burnside

What Glenunga speaks at home

Chinese is the main language after English in Glenunga, spoken at home by nearly one in six residents at the 2021 Census. Glenunga's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.7 times the rate. That adds up to 31 languages across the suburb.

Residents
2,166
Speak another language
36.7%+61.8%
Languages spoken
31
Born overseas
37.5%

How far does Chinese lead in Glenunga?

Chinese at home

16%

The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.

Which other languages are spoken in Glenunga?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    291+116%
  2. 02
    Sinhalese
    49+308%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    48-9.4%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    40+66.7%
  5. 05
    Italian
    34+41.7%
  6. 06
    Malayalam
    31+417%
  7. 07
    Greek
    24+60.0%
  8. 08
    Tamil
    24
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    23+21.1%
  10. 10
    Bengali
    22+46.7%

How does Glenunga compare with Burnside?

Burnside has a lower share than Glenunga.

Glenunga
36.7%
Australia
21.3%
Burnside
26.6%

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

Which countries are Glenunga's residents from?

China is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    201+91.4%
  2. 02
    India
    125+140%
  3. 03
    England
    87+2.4%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    51+70.0%
  5. 05
    Sri Lanka
    39+160%
  6. 06
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    22-15.4%
  7. 07
    Pakistan
    20+100%
  8. 08
    Singapore
    20+300%
  9. 09
    Vietnam
    20+100%
  10. 10
    Bangladesh
    19+171%

What religions are reported in Glenunga?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    928+28.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    864-12.5%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    115+161%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    95+50.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    67+67.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    7+75.0%

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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