Wantirna South, Knox
The languages of Wantirna South
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 4,700 people in Wantirna South, well ahead of any other language. Sinhalese comes next. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 20,305
- Speak another language
- 43.5%+21.0%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 44.9%
How far does Chinese lead in Wantirna South?
Chinese at home
23%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
What's spoken in Wantirna South besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin3,057+37.4%
- 02Cantonese1,533+19.5%
- 03Sinhalese443+24.1%
- 04Tamil370+23.7%
- 05Hindi3000%
- 06Greek288-10.3%
- 07Korean193+35.0%
- 08Indonesian186+22.4%
- 09Vietnamese184-4.7%
- 10Italian182-21.6%
How does Wantirna South compare with Victoria?
Wantirna South's share is above Victoria, at 1.6 times the rate.
- Wantirna South
- 43.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Wantirna South's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 45 per cent of residents, most often from China.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,223+41.8%
- 02Malaysia1,143+21.6%
- 03India982+27.0%
- 04Sri Lanka716+11.4%
- 05England544-11.0%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)475+29.4%
- 07Singapore278+3.0%
- 08New Zealand242+14.2%
- 09Vietnam219-2.2%
- 10Indonesia159+20.5%
What's Wantirna South's religious mix?
- 01Christianity9,359-4.9%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs7,210+29.5%
- 03Buddhism1,289+11.1%
- 04Hinduism1,182+27.1%
- 05Islam334+50.5%
- 06Judaism14-26.3%
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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