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Springvale South, Greater Dandenong

The languages of Springvale South

The 2021 Census counted 72 per cent of residents in Springvale South speaking another language at home, across 62 languages led by Vietnamese. The next largest is Khmer. Springvale South's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.

Residents
12,441
Speak another language
71.7%-1.1%
Languages spoken
62
Born overseas
59.3%

What are Springvale South's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    3,200+1.0%
  2. 02
    Khmer
    2,206+9.1%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    684-10.7%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    358-1.4%
  5. 05
    Greek
    272-4.6%
  6. 06
    Malay
    264+780%
  7. 07
    Punjabi
    223-47.5%
  8. 08
    Min Nan
    174-14.7%
  9. 09
    Indonesian
    98+48.5%
  10. 10
    Spanish
    94-24.2%

How spread out are Springvale South's languages?

Even Vietnamese, the biggest, reaches only just over one in four residents. Each of 8 languages reaches one resident in 100.

Where were Springvale South's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 7,400 people, most often from Vietnam.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    2,533+1.8%
  2. 02
    Cambodia
    1,936+12.7%
  3. 03
    India
    396-37.4%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    383+361%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    263-0.8%
  6. 06
    Greece
    176+10.7%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    170+51.8%
  8. 08
    Sri Lanka
    161+11.0%
  9. 09
    Thailand
    156+8.3%
  10. 10
    New Zealand
    126-8.0%

Is Springvale South more multilingual than Victoria?

Victoria has a lower share than Springvale South.

Springvale South
71.7%
Australia
21.3%
Victoria
26.6%

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

What's Springvale South's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Buddhism
    4,143-0.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,779-3.7%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,962+25.1%
  4. 04
    Islam
    561+54.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    194-19.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    40%

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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