Mount Pleasant, Melville

The languages of Mount Pleasant

In Mount Pleasant, just over one in five residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Mandarin. Melville has much the same share. That adds up to 45 languages across the suburb.

Residents
7,438
Speak another language
21.0%+17.1%
Languages spoken
45
Born overseas
35.8%

Which languages lead in Mount Pleasant?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    369+39.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    144-19.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    128+56.1%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    113-5.0%
  5. 05
    Italian
    65-5.8%
  6. 06
    Korean
    63+23.5%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    51+64.5%
  8. 08
    French
    39+105%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    38-11.6%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    37+48.0%

Which countries are Mount Pleasant's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    544+14.5%
  2. 02
    Malaysia
    301+10.7%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    182+36.8%
  4. 04
    South Africa
    165+29.9%
  5. 05
    Singapore
    145+9.8%
  6. 06
    Indonesia
    139+41.8%
  7. 07
    India
    124-4.6%
  8. 08
    Iran
    99+13.8%
  9. 09
    New Zealand
    99-1.0%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    69-24.2%

How does Mount Pleasant compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has much the same share.

Mount Pleasant (WA)
21.0%
Melville
19.2%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Mount Pleasant?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    3,7270%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,873+43.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    205+9.6%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    136+27.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    127+17.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6-14.3%

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