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Languages spoken in Fairfield (Vic.)

17.5% of Fairfield (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 37 languages (ABS Census 2021).

6,435

Residents

17.5%

-13.7%

Speak a language other than English

37

Languages spoken

19.4%

-11.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Greek
    363-3.2%
  2. 02
    Italian
    184-27.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    81-18.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    71+31.5%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    63+28.6%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    48-12.7%
  7. 07
    Macedonian
    45+50.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    31-11.4%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    260%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    25-7.4%

Where residents were born

19.4% born overseas, across 44 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    206-1.4%
  2. 02
    Greece
    165-18.3%
  3. 03
    Italy
    114-27.8%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    100+6.4%
  5. 05
    India
    62-41.0%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    55-40.9%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    520%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    41+2.5%
  9. 09
    Canada
    31+82.4%
  10. 10
    Germany
    31+82.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Fairfield (Vic.) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,693+21.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,211-11.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    106-15.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    72-28.7%
  5. 05
    Islam
    42+16.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    13-40.9%

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