Thornlie, Gosnells
What Thornlie speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 29 per cent of residents in Thornlie spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. Thornlie's share is above Western Australia, at 1.7 times the rate. Residents born overseas most often come from England.
- Residents
- 23,204
- Speak another language
- 29.3%+10.5%
- Languages spoken
- 83
- Born overseas
- 39.7%
Which languages lead in Thornlie?
- 01Mandarin1,194-2.8%
- 02Arabic469+29.6%
- 03Cantonese445-7.9%
- 04Punjabi407+67.5%
- 05Indonesian396+23.0%
- 06Urdu337+94.8%
- 07Tamil233+33.1%
- 08Tagalog205-26.8%
- 09Malay194-1.0%
- 10Bengali191+67.5%
Where were Thornlie's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 9,200 people, most often from England.
- 01England1,553-10.3%
- 02India917+10.7%
- 03Malaysia821+5.3%
- 04New Zealand696-17.4%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)599-3.9%
- 06Philippines453-4.4%
- 07Indonesia386+35.4%
- 08Singapore352-12.2%
- 09Pakistan252+65.8%
- 10South Africa237-13.8%
Is Thornlie more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Thornlie
- 29.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Thornlie's religious mix?
- 01Christianity9,357-16.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs8,332+25.2%
- 03Islam2,712+43.0%
- 04Buddhism936-2.3%
- 05Hinduism483+15.8%
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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