Tarneit, Wyndham
The languages of Tarneit
In Tarneit, nearly two in three residents speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, with no single language in the lead by much. Hindi is second. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 55,809
- Speak another language
- 63.9%+95.8%
- Languages spoken
- 107
- Born overseas
- 56.1%
Which languages are spoken in Tarneit?
- 01Punjabi8,915+211%
- 02Hindi3,577+76.8%
- 03Urdu2,884+172%
- 04Gujarati2,615+124%
- 05Telugu1,970+170%
- 06Arabic1,344+55.9%
- 07Bengali1,107+119%
- 08Tagalog1,060+56.1%
- 09Tamil1,026+125%
- 10Malayalam729+121%
Why doesn't one language lead in Tarneit?
Even Punjabi, the biggest, reaches only 16 per cent of residents. In all, 13 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Which countries are Tarneit's residents from?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India16,246+151%
- 02New Zealand2,065+22.4%
- 03Philippines1,909+38.4%
- 04Pakistan1,435+138%
- 05Bangladesh798+138%
- 06Sri Lanka710+38.4%
- 07Ethiopia697+76.0%
- 08China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)492+35.2%
- 09Nepal434+343%
- 10England413-13.6%
Is Tarneit more multilingual than Wyndham?
Tarneit's share is above Wyndham, at 1.3 times the rate.
- Tarneit
- 63.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Wyndham
- 49.0%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Tarneit?
- 01Christianity15,893+14.9%
- 02Hinduism11,905+135%
- 03Islam8,486+114%
- 04No religion or secular beliefs7,184+33.9%
- 05Buddhism1,072+26.7%
- 06Judaism9
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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