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Languages spoken in Thornbury

24.2% of Thornbury residents speak a language other than English at home, across 68 languages (ABS Census 2021).

18,634

Residents

24.2%

-13.6%

Speak a language other than English

68

Languages spoken

24.0%

-1.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Greek
    1,530-7.2%
  2. 02
    Italian
    784-26.2%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    344-3.4%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    229+9.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    208+5.6%
  6. 06
    Macedonian
    175+11.5%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    1410%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    138-1.4%
  9. 09
    French
    770%
  10. 10
    German
    69+23.2%

Where residents were born

24.0% born overseas, across 71 countries.

  1. 01
    Greece
    793-6.2%
  2. 02
    England
    542+14.3%
  3. 03
    Italy
    531-20.6%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    425+23.9%
  5. 05
    India
    220-38.4%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    189+15.2%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    151+86.4%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    147-29.3%
  9. 09
    Lebanon
    145+1.4%
  10. 10
    North Macedonia
    102

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Thornbury at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    10,282+28.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    6,605-9.7%
  3. 03
    Islam
    4050%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    313-12.8%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    190-54.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    45+66.7%

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