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Languages spoken in West Melbourne

44.2% of West Melbourne residents speak a language other than English at home, across 52 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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7,904

Residents

44.2%

+66.7%

Speak a language other than English

52

Languages spoken

52.1%

+68.5%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,086+97.5%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    326+188%
  3. 03
    Cantonese
    262+33.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi
    198+125%
  5. 05
    Korean
    178-23.9%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    169+202%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    84+64.7%
  8. 08
    Italian
    84-21.5%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    83+16.9%
  10. 10
    Thai
    79+6.8%

Where residents were born

52.1% born overseas, across 60 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    878+118%
  2. 02
    India
    549+104%
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    251+22.4%
  4. 04
    Colombia
    235+256%
  5. 05
    England
    203+57.4%
  6. 06
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    181-28.2%
  7. 07
    New Zealand
    153+14.2%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    141+171%
  9. 09
    Philippines
    138+142%
  10. 10
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    116+61.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Melbourne at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    4,323+72.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,777+41.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    469+111%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    431+46.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    240+53.8%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    19+90.0%

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