Burwood Heights, Burwood
What Burwood Heights speaks at home
In Burwood Heights, about 550 people speak a language other than English at home, and Chinese leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Arabic. Burwood Heights' share is above Australia as a whole, at more than twice the rate.
- Residents
- 1,130
- Speak another language
- 48.2%+5.8%
- Languages spoken
- 27
- Born overseas
- 40.8%
How many people in Burwood Heights speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
18%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Wu separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
Which other languages are spoken in Burwood Heights?
- 01Mandarin122+0.8%
- 02Arabic74+17.5%
- 03Cantonese71+61.4%
- 04Italian71-30.4%
- 05Greek41-32.8%
- 06Spanish26
- 07Korean230%
- 08Vietnamese16-36.0%
- 09Hindi12+71.4%
- 10Croatian9-35.7%
Where does Burwood Heights sit against Burwood?
Burwood has a higher share than Burwood Heights.
- Burwood Heights
- 48.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Burwood
- 56.5%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Burwood Heights' residents from?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)137+0.7%
- 02Italy51-28.2%
- 03India31+138%
- 04England22-12.0%
- 05Philippines21
- 06Greece19+46.2%
- 07Korea, Republic of (South)19+18.8%
- 08Lebanon18+20.0%
- 09Vietnam17-10.5%
- 10Malaysia15+150%
What religions are reported in Burwood Heights?
- 01Christianity559-1.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs311+30.1%
- 03Buddhism51+13.3%
- 04Hinduism44+144%
- 05Islam30+200%
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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