Glen Waverley, Monash
Languages spoken in Glen Waverley
At the 2021 Census, 33 per cent of residents in Glen Waverley, a suburb of Monash, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Sinhalese. Glen Waverley's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 42,225
- Speak another language
- 60.3%+15.4%
- Languages spoken
- 79
- Born overseas
- 57.4%
How many people in Glen Waverley speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
33%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
What's spoken in Glen Waverley besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin9,953+27.7%
- 02Cantonese3,4150%
- 03Sinhalese1,754+13.8%
- 04Tamil1,270+11.4%
- 05Hindi1,120+20.4%
- 06Greek755-13.5%
- 07Vietnamese703+14.9%
- 08Korean543-20.5%
- 09Punjabi441+71.6%
- 10Marathi401+143%
Where does Glen Waverley sit against Victoria?
Victoria has a lower share than Glen Waverley.
- Glen Waverley
- 60.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Glen Waverley's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)7,559+21.0%
- 02India3,408+33.4%
- 03Malaysia2,406+9.1%
- 04Sri Lanka2,255+6.3%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)1,050+13.9%
- 06England797-9.0%
- 07Vietnam762+4.2%
- 08Singapore595+14.4%
- 09Korea, Republic of (South)461-22.0%
- 10New Zealand415-5.3%
What's Glen Waverley's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs16,137+22.5%
- 02Christianity13,649-13.0%
- 03Buddhism4,503+12.0%
- 04Hinduism4,204+34.2%
- 05Islam1,241+49.3%
- 06Judaism450%
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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