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Languages spoken in West Footscray

30.7% of West Footscray residents speak a language other than English at home, across 69 languages (ABS Census 2021).

11,512

Residents

30.7%

-14.6%

Speak a language other than English

69

Languages spoken

30.6%

-13.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    955-10.2%
  2. 02
    Italian
    210-18.0%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    187+58.5%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    182-6.2%
  5. 05
    Greek
    165-17.1%
  6. 06
    Mandarin
    160+3.2%
  7. 07
    Telugu
    160-37.5%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    109+26.7%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    101-50.0%
  10. 10
    Croatian
    89-15.2%

Where residents were born

30.6% born overseas, across 71 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    691-15.7%
  2. 02
    India
    443-30.0%
  3. 03
    England
    265+15.2%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    208-10.3%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    199+30.1%
  6. 06
    Italy
    135-27.8%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    122-19.2%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    106+76.7%
  9. 09
    Bangladesh
    96-39.6%
  10. 10
    Ethiopia
    87-11.2%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Footscray at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,567+33.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,631-11.0%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    692+2.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    441-21.0%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    399-40.4%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3-78.6%

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