Language Spoken at Home Table 3: Language Spoken at Home, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 Greater Melbourne Wyndham English English 58.75% 68.85% 1 Mandarin 2.87% 1 Hindi 2.89% 2 Arabic 2.29% 2 Arabic 2.77% 3 Vietnamese 3 Urdu 2.75% 2.12% 4 Greek 1.54% 4 Punjabi 2.61% 5 Punjabi 1.07% 5 Mandarin 2.42% Compared to Greater Melbourne, a smaller proportion of Wyndham 5-11 year olds speak English at home. This may be due to the high proportion of parents born outside Australia speaking their native languages to their children. Languages originating in India, including Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are the most common in Wyndham, while Mandarin, Arabic and Vietnamese are common across Greater Melbourne. Religion Figure 4: Religious Affiliation, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 It is more common for 5-11 year olds in Wyndham to be affiliated with a religion than it is for children across Greater Melbourne. Christianity is the most popular religion across both areas, while Hinduism and Islam are more popular in Wyndham. At the 2016 Census, 9% of 5-11 year olds were affiliated with the Hindu religion, and 12% with Islam. 32% of 5-11 year olds across Greater Melbourne are not affiliated with any religion compared to 23% in Wyndham. References Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (2016). Analysed by Wyndham City Council via TableBuilder ID Consulting. (2016). Population Forecasts - Wyndham
Language Spoken at Home Table 3: Language Spoken at Home, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 Wyndham Greater Melbourne English 58.75% English 68.85% 1 Hindi 2.89% 1 Mandarin 2.87% 2 Arabic 2.77% 2 Arabic 2.29% 3 Urdu 2.75% 3 Vietnamese 2.12% 4 Punjabi 2.61% 4 Greek 1.54% 5 Mandarin 2.42% 5 Punjabi 1.07% Compared to Greater Melbourne, a smaller proportion of Wyndham 5-11 year olds speak English at home. This may be due to the high proportion of parents born outside Australia speaking their native languages to their children. Languages originating in India, including Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi are the most common in Wyndham, while Mandarin, Arabic and Vietnamese are common across Greater Melbourne. Religion Figure 4: Religious Affiliation, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 It is more common for 5-11 year olds in Wyndham to be affiliated with a religion than it is for children across Greater Melbourne. Christianity is the most popular religion across both areas, while Hinduism and Islam are more popular in Wyndham. At the 2016 Census, 9% of 5-11 year olds were affiliated with the Hindu religion, and 12% with Islam. 32% of 5-11 year olds across Greater Melbourne are not affiliated with any religion compared to 23% in Wyndham. References Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (2016). Analysed by Wyndham City Council via TableBuilder ID Consulting. (2016). Population Forecasts - Wyndham