Leeming, Melville

Languages spoken in Leeming

In Leeming, nearly one in five residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Mandarin. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Melville. That adds up to 50 languages across the suburb.

Residents
10,710
Speak another language
19.2%+6.7%
Languages spoken
50
Born overseas
34.8%

What languages are spoken in Leeming?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    670+13.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    247-12.4%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    102-8.1%
  4. 04
    Italian
    77+18.5%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    73+37.7%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    70+106%
  7. 07
    Tamil
    63+26.0%
  8. 08
    Korean
    57-9.5%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    52+174%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans
    51-19.0%

Which countries are Leeming's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    835-11.2%
  2. 02
    Malaysia
    503+5.0%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    283+34.1%
  4. 04
    India
    253+11.0%
  5. 05
    Singapore
    2410%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    196-17.3%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    166-9.3%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    150-7.4%
  9. 09
    Indonesia
    113+41.3%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    78-6.0%

Where does Leeming sit against Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has much the same share.

Leeming
19.2%
Melville
19.2%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Leeming?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,958-15.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,713+39.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    346-5.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    207+9.5%
  5. 05
    Islam
    114-11.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    8

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