VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Brighton East

19.4% of Brighton East residents speak a language other than English at home, across 58 languages (ABS Census 2021).

16,678

Residents

19.4%

+9.5%

Speak a language other than English

58

Languages spoken

27.0%

+10.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    750+59.6%
  2. 02
    Greek
    449-6.1%
  3. 03
    Russian
    361-5.7%
  4. 04
    Italian
    194-26.8%
  5. 05
    Hebrew
    152-12.1%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    101+50.7%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    99+73.7%
  8. 08
    Polish
    90-24.4%
  9. 09
    German
    87-2.2%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    83+3.8%

Where residents were born

27.0% born overseas, across 73 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    776-2.3%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    648+54.7%
  3. 03
    South Africa
    309+12.8%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    248-4.6%
  5. 05
    India
    194+41.6%
  6. 06
    Greece
    142+4.4%
  7. 07
    Germany
    122+2.5%
  8. 08
    Poland
    121-22.9%
  9. 09
    Israel
    119+3.5%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    111-4.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Brighton East at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    7,251-6.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,585+28.7%
  3. 03
    Judaism
    1,515+9.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    241-9.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    158+7.5%
  6. 06
    Islam
    142+91.9%

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