VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Port Melbourne

19.1% of Port Melbourne residents speak a language other than English at home, across 62 languages (ABS Census 2021).

17,339

Residents

19.1%

+14.0%

Speak a language other than English

62

Languages spoken

27.6%

+24.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Greek
    746-5.0%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    349+74.5%
  3. 03
    Italian
    241-18.9%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    226+113%
  5. 05
    French
    137+1.5%
  6. 06
    Russian
    130+12.1%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    128+25.5%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    120+71.4%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    118+42.2%
  10. 10
    Albanian
    91+24.7%

Where residents were born

27.6% born overseas, across 78 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    869+1.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    440+7.8%
  3. 03
    Greece
    302-2.3%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    254+69.3%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    185+27.6%
  6. 06
    Malaysia
    161+46.4%
  7. 07
    Ireland
    158+28.5%
  8. 08
    Italy
    1550%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    147+0.7%
  10. 10
    India
    141+48.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Port Melbourne at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    7,907+25.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    7,334+1.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    371+65.6%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    279+14.8%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    162+119%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    128-4.5%

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