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Languages spoken in Footscray

37.4% of Footscray residents speak a language other than English at home, across 79 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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16,691

Residents

37.4%

-10.9%

Speak a language other than English

79

Languages spoken

39.1%

-6.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    1,817-4.0%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    475-31.2%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    376-4.6%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    348+96.6%
  5. 05
    Nepali
    238+31.5%
  6. 06
    Telugu
    219-18.6%
  7. 07
    Greek
    214-12.3%
  8. 08
    Italian
    189-16.7%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    184-21.4%
  10. 10
    Bengali
    170-28.0%

Where residents were born

39.1% born overseas, across 81 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    1,468-6.6%
  2. 02
    India
    794-27.2%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    371-43.4%
  4. 04
    England
    368+20.3%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    364+10.3%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    268+23.5%
  7. 07
    Nepal
    248+41.7%
  8. 08
    Philippines
    2350%
  9. 09
    Colombia
    223+396%
  10. 10
    Bangladesh
    142-32.7%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Footscray at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,181+30.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    4,153-4.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,417-0.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    802-23.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    763-21.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6-14.3%

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