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Languages spoken in Alexandria

18.6% of Alexandria residents speak a language other than English at home, across 48 languages (ABS Census 2021).

9,167

Residents

18.6%

+18.5%

Speak a language other than English

48

Languages spoken

32.3%

+25.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    279+31.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese
    173+28.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    172+31.3%
  4. 04
    Indonesian
    100+61.3%
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    91+12.3%
  6. 06
    French
    78-31.0%
  7. 07
    Italian
    78-7.1%
  8. 08
    Thai
    67+42.6%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    59+18.0%
  10. 10
    Russian
    55+44.7%

Where residents were born

32.3% born overseas, across 64 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    483+11.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    319+6.7%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    227+2.3%
  4. 04
    United States of America
    130+83.1%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    115+30.7%
  6. 06
    India
    106+96.3%
  7. 07
    Indonesia
    104+67.7%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    100+38.9%
  9. 09
    Thailand
    100+122%
  10. 10
    Colombia
    85+193%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Alexandria at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,467+32.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,661+1.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    248+11.2%
  4. 04
    Islam
    131+212%
  5. 05
    Judaism
    118+40.5%
  6. 06
    Hinduism
    78+18.2%

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