Harkness, Melton
Languages spoken in Harkness
The 2021 Census found about 3,700 people in Harkness, part of Melton, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.1 times the figure for Victoria. In all, 79 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 12,337
- Speak another language
- 30.0%+88.8%
- Languages spoken
- 79
- Born overseas
- 28.3%
What languages are spoken in Harkness?
- 01Punjabi658+515%
- 02Dinka222+10.4%
- 03Samoan207+107%
- 04Hindi206+145%
- 05Maltese149-7.5%
- 06Vietnamese147+250%
- 07Tagalog146+69.8%
- 08Swahili135+111%
- 09Arabic124+0.8%
- 10Spanish114+20.0%
Where were Harkness' residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India796+262%
- 02New Zealand379+52.8%
- 03Philippines300+108%
- 04England176-3.8%
- 05Malta142+18.3%
- 06Samoa139+167%
- 07Sri Lanka110+66.7%
- 08Vietnam91+214%
- 09South Sudan88+39.7%
- 10Pakistan75+971%
Is Harkness more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Harkness
- 30.0%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Harkness' religious mix?
- 01Christianity5,666+16.7%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,963+55.0%
- 03Hinduism498+253%
- 04Islam467+181%
- 05Buddhism174+22.5%
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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