VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Thomastown

65.2% of Thomastown residents speak a language other than English at home, across 79 languages (ABS Census 2021).

19,740

Residents

65.2%

-4.4%

Speak a language other than English

79

Languages spoken

50.3%

0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    1,9700%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    1,556-15.3%
  3. 03
    Italian
    1,494-18.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    1,484-3.6%
  5. 05
    Greek
    1,292-5.5%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    768-15.3%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    468+16.1%
  8. 08
    Turkish
    437-5.6%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    405+11.9%
  10. 10
    Nepali
    309+225%

Where residents were born

50.3% born overseas, across 80 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    1,261-2.2%
  2. 02
    Italy
    1,190-10.3%
  3. 03
    North Macedonia
    1,095
  4. 04
    Vietnam
    1,049+5.5%
  5. 05
    Greece
    797-6.3%
  6. 06
    Lebanon
    383+13.3%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    378+15.6%
  8. 08
    Iraq
    3650%
  9. 09
    Nepal
    281+184%
  10. 10
    Turkey
    236+3.1%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Thomastown at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    9,433-9.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,295+27.9%
  3. 03
    Islam
    3,040+11.4%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    1,318-3.5%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    1,064+29.1%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    6+20.0%

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