Forrestfield, Kalamunda

Languages spoken in Forrestfield

Hazaraghi is the most common language after English in Forrestfield, where about 1,700 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Kalamunda has a lower share than Forrestfield. Of those born overseas, the largest group came from England.

Residents
13,084
Speak another language
13.2%+16.9%
Languages spoken
66
Born overseas
27.3%

What languages are spoken in Forrestfield?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Hazaraghi
    123+48.2%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    123-3.1%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    106-7.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    92+17.9%
  5. 05
    Filipino
    79+51.9%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    74+23.3%
  7. 07
    Dari
    66+6.5%
  8. 08
    Italian
    63-10.0%
  9. 09
    Indonesian
    61+48.8%
  10. 10
    Malay
    51+30.8%

Which countries are Forrestfield's residents from?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

  1. 01
    England
    8770%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    544-15.0%
  3. 03
    India
    331+17.0%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    253+11.9%
  5. 05
    Afghanistan
    157+58.6%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    146+14.1%
  7. 07
    Zimbabwe
    111+106%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    89-14.4%
  9. 09
    Singapore
    77+48.1%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    75+82.9%

How does Forrestfield compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Forrestfield.

Forrestfield
13.2%
Kalamunda
11.5%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Forrestfield?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,116+36.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    5,304-16.7%
  3. 03
    Islam
    375+31.1%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    283+40.8%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    179-4.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3-62.5%

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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Forrestfield is part of Kalamunda, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.