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.

  1. 01
    Greek
    215-18.3%
  2. 02
    Russian
    196-5.8%
  3. 03
    Yiddish
    177-3.8%
  4. 04
    Hebrew
    175-17.1%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    159-12.6%
  6. 06
    French
    157+31.9%
  7. 07
    Italian
    135+8.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese
    127+36.6%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    85+18.1%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    52-37.3%

Where residents were born

26.7% born overseas, across 62 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    425+2.7%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    227+8.6%
  3. 03
    South Africa
    214+29.7%
  4. 04
    India
    155-11.9%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    154+28.3%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    145-8.8%
  7. 07
    Israel
    117-11.4%
  8. 08
    Poland
    108+11.3%
  9. 09
    United States of America
    106-10.2%
  10. 10
    Greece
    94-23.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Elsternwick at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,708+25.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,269-4.1%
  3. 03
    Judaism
    1,946+4.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    134-17.8%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    108-29.9%
  6. 06
    Islam
    60+140%

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