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Languages spoken in Eltham (Vic.)

9.5% of Eltham (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 54 languages (ABS Census 2021).

18,499

Residents

9.5%

+9.3%

Speak a language other than English

54

Languages spoken

16.0%

+17.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    274+34.3%
  2. 02
    Italian
    171-34.7%
  3. 03
    Greek
    148-10.3%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    127+149%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    93+78.8%
  6. 06
    Arabic
    74+80.5%
  7. 07
    French
    71+7.6%
  8. 08
    German
    67-22.1%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans
    55+5.8%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    46+48.4%

Where residents were born

16.0% born overseas, across 65 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    849-2.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    225+30.1%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    222+49.0%
  4. 04
    India
    133+105%
  5. 05
    South Africa
    132+5.6%
  6. 06
    Italy
    126-14.9%
  7. 07
    Iran
    101+120%
  8. 08
    United States of America
    96+3.2%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    930%
  10. 10
    Germany
    71-12.3%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    9,750+26.9%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    7,636-12.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    186+33.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    170+115%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    122+54.4%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    29+61.1%

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