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Languages spoken in Kensington (Vic.)

23.2% of Kensington (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 60 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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10,511

Residents

23.2%

-6.2%

Speak a language other than English

60

Languages spoken

28.0%

-7.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    354-19.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    338+1.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    3320%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    175+15.9%
  5. 05
    Somali
    173-7.0%
  6. 06
    Italian
    135-20.6%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    120+20.0%
  8. 08
    German
    76+61.7%
  9. 09
    French
    54+10.2%
  10. 10
    Greek
    49-40.2%

Where residents were born

28.0% born overseas, across 71 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    334-6.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    318-3.3%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    284-1.0%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    282-31.1%
  5. 05
    India
    159+14.4%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    142-12.9%
  7. 07
    Italy
    91-21.6%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    75+41.5%
  9. 09
    United States of America
    68+4.6%
  10. 10
    Philippines
    66+17.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Kensington (Vic.) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,164+18.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,893-16.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    425-12.0%
  4. 04
    Islam
    4080%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    152+36.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    23+667%

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