Broadmeadows, Hume
What Broadmeadows speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, about 7,400 people in Broadmeadows used a language other than English at home, most often Arabic, though no language dominates. Turkish comes next. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Victoria.
- Residents
- 12,317
- Speak another language
- 60.2%+5.3%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 47.0%
What are Broadmeadows' most spoken languages?
- 01Arabic2,227+1.5%
- 02Turkish920-10.9%
- 03Urdu631+21.8%
- 04Nepali621+162%
- 05Assyrian Neo-Aramaic522+27.3%
- 06Vietnamese245-8.9%
- 07Somali203+5.2%
- 08Chaldean Neo-Aramaic190-27.8%
- 09Samoan174+11.5%
- 10Hindi132+51.7%
How spread out are Broadmeadows' languages?
Arabic leads with about 2,200 people. Each of 10 languages reaches one resident in 100.
Where were Broadmeadows' residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 47 per cent of residents, most often from Iraq.
- 01Iraq638-7.5%
- 02Lebanon593-2.1%
- 03Nepal551+275%
- 04Turkey541-7.0%
- 05Pakistan513+16.3%
- 06India435+15.4%
- 07Syria354+97.8%
- 08Philippines230+23.7%
- 09Vietnam211+11.1%
- 10New Zealand141+6.0%
Is Broadmeadows more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Broadmeadows.
- Broadmeadows (Vic.)
- 60.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Broadmeadows' religious mix?
- 01Islam4,519+6.2%
- 02Christianity3,532-6.3%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs1,680+12.8%
- 04Hinduism802+98.5%
- 05Buddhism270+5.1%
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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