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Languages spoken in Essendon

22.3% of Essendon residents speak a language other than English at home, across 69 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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20,876

Residents

22.3%

+3.1%

Speak a language other than English

69

Languages spoken

21.9%

+5.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Italian
    913-11.4%
  2. 02
    Greek
    497-4.1%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    346+5.8%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    303+47.8%
  5. 05
    Arabic
    262+55.0%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    247+58.3%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    218+29.8%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    201+2.6%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    195-30.4%
  10. 10
    Turkish
    107+81.4%

Where residents were born

21.9% born overseas, across 77 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    621-25.0%
  2. 02
    Italy
    515+0.6%
  3. 03
    England
    372-2.1%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    272+9.7%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    263+67.5%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    243-4.3%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    227+25.4%
  8. 08
    Greece
    172+4.9%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    126+8.6%
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    107+33.8%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Essendon at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    11,452-3.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,870+29.4%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    746-5.9%
  4. 04
    Islam
    501+79.6%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    468+39.7%

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