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Languages spoken in North Melbourne

36.5% of North Melbourne residents speak a language other than English at home, across 74 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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14,707

Residents

36.5%

-12.4%

Speak a language other than English

74

Languages spoken

40.0%

-11.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,446-35.8%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    545-10.1%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    469+25.4%
  4. 04
    Somali
    308-27.4%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    292+8.6%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    290+25.5%
  7. 07
    Italian
    197-3.0%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    135+31.1%
  9. 09
    Korean
    104-5.5%
  10. 10
    Japanese
    101+7.4%

Where residents were born

40.0% born overseas, across 80 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1,201-41.8%
  2. 02
    Vietnam
    433+28.1%
  3. 03
    India
    412+38.3%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    395-13.9%
  5. 05
    England
    346+0.9%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    320-1.2%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    154+1.3%
  8. 08
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    148+6.5%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    146+31.5%
  10. 10
    Somalia
    143-25.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in North Melbourne at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    8,101+13.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,194-7.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,047-5.3%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    661-13.3%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    360+33.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    29-29.3%

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