Box Hill South, Whitehorse
The languages of Box Hill South
Chinese is the main language after English in Box Hill South, spoken at home by just over one in five residents at the 2021 Census. Vietnamese is second. The share speaking another language is 1.4 times the figure for Victoria.
- Residents
- 8,313
- Speak another language
- 37.2%+12.4%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 37.8%
How many people in Box Hill South speak Chinese?
Chinese at home
22%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
Which other languages are spoken in Box Hill South?
- 01Mandarin1,392+19.7%
- 02Cantonese400+25.8%
- 03Vietnamese152+24.6%
- 04Greek139-23.2%
- 05Hindi94+30.6%
- 06Korean83+84.4%
- 07Italian67-13.0%
- 08Indonesian64+10.3%
- 09Gujarati54+157%
- 10Sinhalese52-21.2%
Is Box Hill South more multilingual than Whitehorse?
The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Whitehorse.
- Box Hill South
- 37.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Whitehorse
- 40.2%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Which countries are Box Hill South's residents from?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,128+7.5%
- 02India328+66.5%
- 03Malaysia211+7.7%
- 04Vietnam178+20.3%
- 05England170-10.5%
- 06Hong Kong (SAR of China)137+50.5%
- 07New Zealand114+8.6%
- 08Indonesia74+37.0%
- 09Sri Lanka66-17.5%
- 10South Africa64+137%
What religions are reported in Box Hill South?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs4,003+18.9%
- 02Christianity3,208-12.1%
- 03Buddhism407+9.7%
- 04Hinduism294+69.9%
- 05Islam113+21.5%
- 06Judaism11-35.3%
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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Box Hill South is part of Whitehorse, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.