Blackburn South, Whitehorse
The languages of Blackburn South
At the 2021 Census, 20 per cent of residents in Blackburn South, a suburb of Whitehorse, spoke Chinese at home. The next largest is Greek. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Blackburn South. Residents speak 55 languages between them.
- Residents
- 10,749
- Speak another language
- 35.6%+21.9%
- Languages spoken
- 55
- Born overseas
- 35.5%
How large is Blackburn South's Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
20%
The census counts Mandarin, Cantonese and Min Nan separately; together they make up the Chinese-speaking community.
What's spoken in Blackburn South besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin1,531+50.4%
- 02Cantonese515-2.6%
- 03Greek282-25.6%
- 04Vietnamese162+18.2%
- 05Italian125+10.6%
- 06Hindi119+75.0%
- 07Tamil76+65.2%
- 08Punjabi69+214%
- 09Persian (excluding Dari)67-6.9%
- 10Min Nan65+44.4%
How does Blackburn South compare with Victoria?
Victoria has a lower share than Blackburn South.
- Blackburn South
- 35.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Blackburn South's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, China leads.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,164+28.8%
- 02India331+71.5%
- 03Malaysia322+44.4%
- 04Vietnam223+27.4%
- 05England208-28.0%
- 06Sri Lanka139+46.3%
- 07Hong Kong (SAR of China)135+3.1%
- 08Greece122-25.2%
- 09New Zealand117+5.4%
- 10Philippines88+25.7%
What's Blackburn South's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs4,723+28.4%
- 02Christianity4,560-14.2%
- 03Buddhism547+6.6%
- 04Hinduism340+130%
- 05Islam130+41.3%
- 06Judaism12-7.7%
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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