VIC · Suburb

Languages spoken in Richmond (Vic.)

21.2% of Richmond (Vic.) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 77 languages (ABS Census 2021).

28,224

Residents

21.2%

-10.4%

Speak a language other than English

77

Languages spoken

27.9%

-1.2%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    1,550-14.2%
  2. 02
    Greek
    976-9.7%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    659-0.8%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    369-21.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    265+6.4%
  6. 06
    Hakka
    230-31.1%
  7. 07
    Italian
    210-29.5%
  8. 08
    French
    113-27.6%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    97-17.1%
  10. 10
    German
    89-7.3%

Where residents were born

27.9% born overseas, across 83 countries.

  1. 01
    Vietnam
    1,220-12.8%
  2. 02
    England
    1,061+2.4%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    852-2.5%
  4. 04
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    496-11.6%
  5. 05
    Greece
    465-15.5%
  6. 06
    India
    308+9.6%
  7. 07
    United States of America
    296+31.0%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    262+32.3%
  9. 09
    Timor-Leste
    239-27.8%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    208-1.0%

Religious affiliation

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

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    15,805+25.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    8,857-9.1%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,374-12.7%
  4. 04
    Islam
    469+10.9%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    260+1.2%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    156+12.2%

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