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Languages spoken in Geelong

14.4% of Geelong residents speak a language other than English at home, across 40 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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5,680

Residents

14.4%

+6.7%

Speak a language other than English

40

Languages spoken

19.8%

+7.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    131-7.7%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    125+3.3%
  3. 03
    Greek
    71+44.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    61+22.0%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    45+275%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    28-22.2%
  7. 07
    Nepali
    28+115%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    28+100%
  9. 09
    Tamil
    24+300%
  10. 10
    Malayalam
    22+29.4%

Where residents were born

19.8% born overseas, across 47 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    187+14.7%
  2. 02
    India
    169+28.0%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    103-1.0%
  4. 04
    Italy
    92-17.9%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    58+61.1%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    35-25.5%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    33+73.7%
  8. 08
    Scotland
    33+17.9%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    33+57.1%
  10. 10
    Vietnam
    30+131%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Geelong at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,524+43.2%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,479-2.7%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    143+45.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    90+11.1%
  5. 05
    Islam
    60-18.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6

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