Murdoch, Melville
The languages of Murdoch
At the 2021 Census, 27 per cent of residents in Murdoch spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Cantonese. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Western Australia.
- Residents
- 3,323
- Speak another language
- 27.1%-14.4%
- Languages spoken
- 37
- Born overseas
- 40.5%
What languages are spoken in Murdoch?
- 01Mandarin255-24.6%
- 02Cantonese146-12.6%
- 03Indonesian47-4.1%
- 04Min Nan42-12.5%
- 05Spanish33+313%
- 06Italian32+28.0%
- 07Bengali30+173%
- 08Malayalam30-25.0%
- 09Tamil30-18.9%
- 10Korean23+76.9%
Where were Murdoch's residents born?
Malaysia is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Malaysia222-9.4%
- 02England156-1.3%
- 03India112-11.8%
- 04Singapore94-43.7%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)91-1.1%
- 06Indonesia62+17.0%
- 07Philippines61+13.0%
- 08Hong Kong (SAR of China)52-25.7%
- 09South Africa47+46.9%
- 10New Zealand45+36.4%
How does Murdoch compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Murdoch
- 27.1%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Murdoch's religious mix?
- 01Christianity1,516-10.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,106+25.4%
- 03Buddhism159-10.7%
- 04Islam77-22.2%
- 05Hinduism65-27.8%
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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