Italian
310 speakers
Its speaker count has fallen by more than a quarter since 2016.
Alpine, Victoria
Alpine's multilingual community
Most of Alpine speaks English at home, but 5.7 per cent of residents don't, the 2021 Census shows, and Italian leads among them. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only one language. Across Victoria, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 13,174
- Speak another language
- 753
- Languages at home
- 40
- Change since 2016
- −8.6%
Which languages other than English are spoken most in Alpine?
The three biggest groups are below, with their speaker counts.
What are Alpine's five largest language communities?
Change since 2016 has been gradual.
The largest five communities, beside their change on the previous census.
How big is Alpine's multilingual community next to Australia as a whole?
The share nationally is at least twice Alpine's. 37 councils in Victoria have a lower share.
- Alpine
- 5.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Which suburbs of Alpine have the largest multilingual communities?
Myrtleford tops the list, but the spread across 18 suburbs is narrow.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- MyrtlefordLed by Italian11%353
- GapstedLed by Italian8%12
- MerriangLed by Italian7%31
- Dinner PlainLed by Mandarin6%8
- Bright (Vic.)Led by German6%168
- EurobinLed by Mandarin5%21
- Mount BeautyLed by Indonesian4%37
- Tawonga SouthLed by French4%41
- MudgegongaLed by Italian4%11
- Hotham HeightsLed by Mandarin3%11
- WandiligongLed by French3%12
- RosewhiteLed by Auslan3%5
- HarrietvilleLed by Dutch3%9
- Buckland (Vic.)Led by Spanish2%12
- PorepunkahLed by Spanish2%12
- TawongaLed by German1%7
- DederangLed by Filipino1%3
- Kancoona0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 18 suburbs in all.
Which countries are Alpine's overseas-born residents from?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
11.4% born overseas, across 44 countries.
- 01England458+0.9%
- 02Italy239-11.2%
- 03New Zealand161-8.5%
- 04Germany87-19.4%
- 05Philippines82+116%
- 06Netherlands63+12.5%
- 07Scotland53+15.2%
- 08United States of America38+81.0%
- 09Canada36+50.0%
- 10India29+61.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,494+45.5%
- 02Christianity5,395-14.2%
- 03Buddhism56-24.3%
- 04Hinduism55+175%
- 05Islam31+244%
- 06Judaism7+75.0%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
A note on method: 921 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 5.7% sits below the 12.7% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 6.1% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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