born in an overseas country. In Greater Melbourne, just over half of all 0-4 year olds had one or both parents born overseas. Table 3: Language Spoken at Home, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 Greater Melbourne Wyndham English 63.25% English 52.11% 1 Mandarin 4.05% 1 Punjabi 4.56% 2 Punjabi 1.98% 2 Mandarin 4.2% 3 Hindi 3 Arabic 1.95% 3.4% 4 Vietnamese 4 Urdu 2.65% 1.93% 5 Gujarati 2.09% 5 Cantonese 0.99% More than half of all 0-4 year olds in Wyndham speak English, however considering the cultural diversity amongst their parents, it is likely a number of these children are bilingual. According to the 2016 Census, around 30% of 0-4 year olds can speak another language and English to varying degrees. Punjabi and Mandarin are the two most commonly spoken languages other than English amongst Wyndham and Greater Melbourne 0-4 year olds. Religion It is more common for early years children in Wyndham to be affiliated with a religion through their families, compared to early years children across Greater Melbourne. Christianity is the most popular religion across both areas, while Hinduism and Islam are popular in Wyndham. At the 2016 Census, 13% of 0-4 year olds were affiliated with the Hindu religion, and 11% with Islam. Interestingly, 38% of 0-4 year olds across Greater Melbourne are not affiliated with any religion compared to 26% 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
born in an overseas country. In Greater Melbourne, just over half of all 0-4 year olds had one or both parents born overseas. Table 3: Language Spoken at Home, Wyndham and Greater Melbourne, 2016 Wyndham Greater Melbourne English 52.11% English 63.25% 1 Punjabi 4.56% 1 Mandarin 4.05% 2 Mandarin 4.2% 2 Punjabi 1.98% 3 Hindi 3.4% 3 Arabic 1.95% 4 Urdu 2.65% 4 Vietnamese 1.93% 5 Gujarati 2.09% 5 Cantonese 0.99% More than half of all 0-4 year olds in Wyndham speak English, however considering the cultural diversity amongst their parents, it is likely a number of these children are bilingual. According to the 2016 Census, around 30% of 0-4 year olds can speak another language and English to varying degrees. Punjabi and Mandarin are the two most commonly spoken languages other than English amongst Wyndham and Greater Melbourne 0-4 year olds. Religion It is more common for early years children in Wyndham to be affiliated with a religion through their families, compared to early years children across Greater Melbourne. Christianity is the most popular religion across both areas, while Hinduism and Islam are popular in Wyndham. At the 2016 Census, 13% of 0-4 year olds were affiliated with the Hindu religion, and 11% with Islam. Interestingly, 38% of 0-4 year olds across Greater Melbourne are not affiliated with any religion compared to 26% 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