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Languages spoken in Melbourne

53.9% of Melbourne residents speak a language other than English at home, across 91 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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52,620

Residents

53.9%

+3.0%

Speak a language other than English

91

Languages spoken

63.1%

+5.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    10,972-12.3%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    2,134-8.1%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    1,671+2.3%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    1,405+73.0%
  5. 05
    Hindi
    1,333+38.9%
  6. 06
    Thai
    1,237+17.4%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    1,191+104%
  8. 08
    Korean
    1,088-26.0%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    433-1.8%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    428+997%

Where residents were born

63.1% born overseas, across 98 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    8,171-19.8%
  2. 02
    India
    3,834+43.6%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    3,3940%
  4. 04
    Indonesia
    2,000+8.6%
  5. 05
    Thailand
    1,398+22.8%
  6. 06
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    1,143-28.8%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    1,141+178%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    1,130+105%
  9. 09
    New Zealand
    991+32.7%
  10. 10
    England
    950+10.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Melbourne at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    25,030+20.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    12,122+18.6%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    4,910+2.8%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    3,654+48.4%
  5. 05
    Islam
    1,366+11.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    296+2.1%

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