Craigieburn, Hume

Languages spoken in Craigieburn

At the 2021 Census, about 38,000 people in Craigieburn used a language other than English at home, most often Punjabi, though no language dominates. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Craigieburn. In all, 96 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
64,180
Speak another language
58.7%+49.7%
Languages spoken
96
Born overseas
47.2%

What are Craigieburn's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Punjabi
    7,123+81.8%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    5,111+115%
  3. 03
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    3,134+108%
  4. 04
    Turkish
    2,773+22.9%
  5. 05
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
    2,567+68.2%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    2,229+31.6%
  7. 07
    Sinhalese
    1,916+14.7%
  8. 08
    Urdu
    1,773+107%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    1,322+405%
  10. 10
    Italian
    897-15.6%

How spread out are Craigieburn's languages?

Punjabi leads with about 7,100 people. In all, 12 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.

Where were Craigieburn's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, India leads.

  1. 01
    India
    8,728+54.4%
  2. 02
    Iraq
    6,190+126%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    1,717+18.6%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    1,308-6.8%
  5. 05
    Pakistan
    1,206+93.0%
  6. 06
    Turkey
    1,147+25.1%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    1,022+5.6%
  8. 08
    Nepal
    924+405%
  9. 09
    Syria
    892+401%
  10. 10
    Italy
    562+16.1%

How does Craigieburn compare with Victoria?

Craigieburn's share is above Victoria, at more than twice the rate.

Craigieburn
58.7%
Australia
21.3%
Victoria
26.6%

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

What's Craigieburn's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    26,585+13.6%
  2. 02
    Islam
    9,889+65.5%
  3. 03
    No religion or secular beliefs
    9,678+22.4%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    6,148+83.0%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    2,345+24.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    8+167%

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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