VIC · Suburb
Languages spoken in Elsternwick
18.3% of Elsternwick residents speak a language other than English at home, across 51 languages (ABS Census 2021).
10,697
Residents
18.3%
-7.5%Speak a language other than English
51
Languages spoken
26.7%
+1.4%Born overseas
Most spoken languages
Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.
- 01Greek215-18.3%
- 02Russian196-5.8%
- 03Yiddish177-3.8%
- 04Hebrew175-17.1%
- 05Mandarin159-12.6%
- 06French157+31.9%
- 07Italian135+8.0%
- 08Japanese127+36.6%
- 09Spanish85+18.1%
- 10Hindi52-37.3%
Where residents were born
26.7% born overseas, across 62 countries.
- 01England425+2.7%
- 02New Zealand227+8.6%
- 03South Africa214+29.7%
- 04India155-11.9%
- 05Ireland154+28.3%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)145-8.8%
- 07Israel117-11.4%
- 08Poland108+11.3%
- 09United States of America106-10.2%
- 10Greece94-23.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Elsternwick at the 2021 Census.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs4,708+25.8%
- 02Christianity3,269-4.1%
- 03Judaism1,946+4.9%
- 04Hinduism134-17.8%
- 05Buddhism108-29.9%
- 06Islam60+140%
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