Mernda, Whittlesea
The languages of Mernda
In Mernda, nearly two in five residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Punjabi. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Whittlesea. That adds up to 88 languages across the suburb.
- Residents
- 22,922
- Speak another language
- 38.0%+80.3%
- Languages spoken
- 88
- Born overseas
- 33.6%
What's spoken at home in Mernda?
- 01Punjabi1,107+179%
- 02Hindi674+126%
- 03Arabic577+68.7%
- 04Malayalam527+221%
- 05Sinhalese446+65.2%
- 06Greek438+26.2%
- 07Italian422+5.0%
- 08Macedonian420+16.3%
- 09Gujarati383+178%
- 10Persian (excluding Dari)311+205%
Which countries are Mernda's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up about 7,700 people, most often from India.
- 01India2,385+148%
- 02Sri Lanka510+59.4%
- 03Philippines409+70.4%
- 04New Zealand357+33.2%
- 05England346+21.4%
- 06Iran317+202%
- 07Italy271+62.3%
- 08Nepal258+659%
- 09China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)216+58.8%
- 10North Macedonia206
Is Mernda more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.8 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Mernda
- 38.0%
- Whittlesea
- 44.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Mernda?
- 01Christianity10,435+23.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs6,669+53.3%
- 03Hinduism2,212+159%
- 04Islam1,236+98.7%
- 05Buddhism690+76.5%
- 06Judaism11+267%
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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