Officer, Cardinia

What Officer speaks at home

In Officer, just over three in ten residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Sinhalese. Cardinia has a lower share than Officer. That adds up to 80 languages across the suburb.

Residents
17,976
Speak another language
30.6%+336%
Languages spoken
80
Born overseas
32.6%

What languages are spoken in Officer?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Sinhalese
    962+414%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    845+799%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    342+382%
  4. 04
    Gujarati
    280+226%
  5. 05
    Urdu
    257+852%
  6. 06
    Tamil
    240+344%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    200+127%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    156+184%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    132+257%
  10. 10
    Malayalam
    128+482%

Which countries are Officer's residents from?

Overseas-born residents make up about 5,900 people, most often from India.

  1. 01
    India
    1,629+432%
  2. 02
    Sri Lanka
    935+352%
  3. 03
    England
    533+83.2%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    289+147%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    280+331%
  6. 06
    Pakistan
    184+868%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    171+375%
  8. 08
    Afghanistan
    123+4000%
  9. 09
    Mauritius
    99+32.0%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    99+80.0%

How does Officer compare with Australia as a whole?

Officer's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.4 times the rate.

Officer
30.6%
Cardinia
16.7%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Officer?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    6,796+97.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,596+190%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    1,217+377%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    968+363%
  5. 05
    Islam
    942+578%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    5+66.7%

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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