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.
- 01Mandarin750+59.6%
- 02Greek449-6.1%
- 03Russian361-5.7%
- 04Italian194-26.8%
- 05Hebrew152-12.1%
- 06Cantonese101+50.7%
- 07Spanish99+73.7%
- 08Polish90-24.4%
- 09German87-2.2%
- 10Japanese83+3.8%
Where residents were born
27.0% born overseas, across 73 countries.
- 01England776-2.3%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)648+54.7%
- 03South Africa309+12.8%
- 04New Zealand248-4.6%
- 05India194+41.6%
- 06Greece142+4.4%
- 07Germany122+2.5%
- 08Poland121-22.9%
- 09Israel119+3.5%
- 10United States of America111-4.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Brighton East at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity7,251-6.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs6,585+28.7%
- 03Judaism1,515+9.1%
- 04Buddhism241-9.4%
- 05Hinduism158+7.5%
- 06Islam142+91.9%
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