Oakleigh South, Monash
Languages spoken in Oakleigh South
The 2021 Census counted 49 per cent of residents in Oakleigh South speaking another language at home, across 64 languages led by Greek. Oakleigh South's share is above Victoria, at 1.8 times the rate. Residents speak 64 languages between them.
- Residents
- 9,700
- Speak another language
- 48.9%+20.5%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 43.6%
Which languages are spoken in Oakleigh South?
- 01Greek1,1870%
- 02Mandarin770+55.2%
- 03Hindi260+66.7%
- 04Vietnamese229+67.2%
- 05Italian214-17.1%
- 06Cantonese168-2.3%
- 07Russian145-13.2%
- 08Gujarati120+90.5%
- 09Sinhalese116+65.7%
- 10Punjabi105+56.7%
How spread out are Oakleigh South's languages?
The largest, Greek, is spoken by one in eight residents. There are 11 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Where were Oakleigh South's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India793+54.6%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)630+32.6%
- 03Greece488-4.5%
- 04Vietnam194+31.1%
- 05Italy177-1.7%
- 06Sri Lanka174+18.4%
- 07England135-15.1%
- 08Philippines132+20.0%
- 09Malaysia88+60.0%
- 10New Zealand80-17.5%
Is Oakleigh South more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Oakleigh South
- 48.9%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Oakleigh South's religious mix?
- 01Christianity4,622-7.4%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,110+32.9%
- 03Hinduism663+103%
- 04Buddhism456+17.8%
- 05Judaism200-10.7%
- 06Islam183+29.8%
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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