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Dandenong, Greater Dandenong

The languages of Dandenong

In Dandenong, nearly two in three residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with no single language in the lead by much. Dandenong is about level with Greater Dandenong. That adds up to 95 languages across the suburb.

Residents
29,475
Speak another language
65.6%-2.2%
Languages spoken
95
Born overseas
59.3%

What are Dandenong's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Hazaraghi
    3,060+30.8%
  2. 02
    Albanian
    1,500-0.7%
  3. 03
    Dari
    1,337-29.9%
  4. 04
    Punjabi
    1,322+8.1%
  5. 05
    Tamil
    1,053-23.7%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese
    908+3.2%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    867+7.7%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    659+1.5%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    658+80.3%
  10. 10
    Pashto
    585+22.9%

Why doesn't one language lead in Dandenong?

The largest, Hazaraghi, is spoken by 10 per cent of residents. In all, 14 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Which countries are Dandenong's residents from?

Overseas-born residents make up about 17,000 people, most often from Afghanistan.

  1. 01
    Afghanistan
    3,4590%
  2. 02
    India
    2,873-8.2%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    1,616-10.2%
  4. 04
    Pakistan
    1,215+16.8%
  5. 05
    North Macedonia
    806
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    743-10.9%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    548+16.6%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    531+80.6%
  9. 09
    Iran
    401-30.5%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    344-26.8%

Where does Dandenong sit against Australia as a whole?

Dandenong's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.

Dandenong
65.6%
Greater Dandenong
63.8%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Dandenong?

  1. 01
    Islam
    10,253+14.2%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    7,604-13.4%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,247+17.5%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    2,232-13.6%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    1,627+17.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    9+28.6%

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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