Box Hill, Whitehorse
The languages of Box Hill
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 6,100 people in Box Hill, well ahead of any other language. Vietnamese comes next. Box Hill's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 14,080
- Speak another language
- 59.3%+31.6%
- Languages spoken
- 57
- Born overseas
- 60.4%
How far does Chinese lead in Box Hill?
Chinese at home
44%
Most of these speak Mandarin, with Cantonese next.
What's spoken in Box Hill besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin4,853+50.8%
- 02Cantonese1,223+11.4%
- 03Vietnamese249+81.8%
- 04Korean207+6.2%
- 05Hindi180+40.6%
- 06Nepali137+661%
- 07Sinhalese103+53.7%
- 08Italian92-24.0%
- 09Indonesian91+28.2%
- 10Persian (excluding Dari)84+16.7%
Where does Box Hill sit against Victoria?
Victoria has a lower share than Box Hill.
- Box Hill (Vic.)
- 59.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Box Hill's residents born?
China is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)4,242+34.8%
- 02Malaysia904+68.7%
- 03India655+36.5%
- 04Hong Kong (SAR of China)383+13.0%
- 05Vietnam275+67.7%
- 06Korea, Republic of (South)187+7.5%
- 07Taiwan175+0.6%
- 08Sri Lanka162+50.0%
- 09England158+49.1%
- 10Philippines139+28.7%
What's Box Hill's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs7,281+36.7%
- 02Christianity3,413+2.0%
- 03Buddhism1,299+46.3%
- 04Hinduism642+55.8%
- 05Islam265+40.2%
- 06Judaism3-25.0%
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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