Rowville, Knox
The languages of Rowville
The 2021 Census found about 10,000 people in Rowville, part of Knox, speaking a language other than English at home. Cantonese comes next. Victoria has a lower share than Rowville. For the wider picture, Knox has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 33,338
- Speak another language
- 31.0%+7.6%
- Languages spoken
- 78
- Born overseas
- 33.1%
What's spoken at home in Rowville?
- 01Mandarin2,284+31.5%
- 02Cantonese1,006+5.1%
- 03Sinhalese707+14.2%
- 04Greek530-14.2%
- 05Arabic520-3.2%
- 06Italian516-17.6%
- 07Tamil452+28.0%
- 08Hindi355-5.6%
- 09Vietnamese355+4.1%
- 10Punjabi262+75.8%
Where were Rowville's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 33 per cent of residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,564+28.2%
- 02Sri Lanka1,188+14.0%
- 03India1,112+28.3%
- 04England878-14.7%
- 05Malaysia823+8.4%
- 06New Zealand413+12.8%
- 07Vietnam347+0.6%
- 08Italy341-1.2%
- 09Philippines276-11.5%
- 10South Africa2760%
How does Rowville compare with Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Rowville.
- Rowville
- 31.0%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Rowville's religious mix?
- 01Christianity16,075-11.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs12,182+23.8%
- 03Buddhism1,658+5.1%
- 04Hinduism1,181+26.0%
- 05Islam828+31.0%
- 06Judaism33-2.9%
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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Rowville is part of Knox, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.