Wantirna, Knox
What Wantirna speaks at home
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 2,800 people in Wantirna, well ahead of any other language. Wantirna's share is above Victoria, at 1.4 times the rate. For the wider picture, Knox has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 14,122
- Speak another language
- 38.2%+19.5%
- Languages spoken
- 66
- Born overseas
- 37.7%
How large is Wantirna's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
20%
Most of these speak Mandarin, with Cantonese next.
What's spoken in Wantirna besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin1,811+51.0%
- 02Cantonese892+0.6%
- 03Hindi216+66.2%
- 04Greek210-7.5%
- 05Sinhalese209+30.6%
- 06Vietnamese183-1.1%
- 07Punjabi173+80.2%
- 08Gujarati139+32.4%
- 09Tamil110+10.0%
- 10Italian107-31.4%
How does Wantirna compare with Australia as a whole?
Australia as a whole has a lower share than Wantirna.
- Wantirna
- 38.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Wantirna's residents born?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,369+41.0%
- 02India626+45.9%
- 03Malaysia501+16.5%
- 04England341-15.2%
- 05Sri Lanka287+13.9%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)225+6.1%
- 07Vietnam224-3.9%
- 08New Zealand178+11.9%
- 09Philippines125-7.4%
- 10Singapore109+11.2%
What's Wantirna's religious mix?
- 01Christianity5,876-14.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs5,657+22.2%
- 03Buddhism834+18.3%
- 04Hinduism648+53.2%
- 05Islam174+48.7%
- 06Judaism14-33.3%
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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