Greek
8,422 speakers
Used at home by one in 17 residents.
43rd of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Darebin
In Darebin, about 44,000 people speak a language other than English at home, the 2021 Census found. Greek is the most common, and Greek and Italian are both in the top five. Italian runs a close second. Darebin's share is higher than the national share.
- Residents
- 142,807
- Speak another language
- 43,668
- Languages at home
- 127
- Change since 2016
- −10.8%
Which three languages lead in Darebin?
What's happened to Greek and Italian in Darebin?
Since 2016, Greek has held steady. Across three censuses, Greek has declined. Meanwhile Spanish has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
How does each language in Darebin compare with 2016?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
- 018,422-7.7%
- 027,733-18.7%
- 033,943-12.3%
- 043,453-20.1%
- 052,936-7.4%
- 061,871-8.1%
- 071,5400%
- 081,369+31.0%
- 091,045+15.9%
- 10941-30.5%
How big is each language community in Darebin?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Darebin sit on the diversity index?
Nationally
#43
Ranked against every council in Australia, Darebin comes 43rd. In Victoria, it’s 14 of 79. Darebin's place on the diversity index.
How does Darebin compare with Victoria?
Darebin's share sits above the share for Victoria. Darebin ranks 14th in Victoria, in the top half.
- Darebin
- 30.6%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
Which suburbs of Darebin are most multilingual?
Kingsbury has the highest share of the 7 suburbs, but not by far.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- KingsburyLed by Mandarin46%1,585
- Reservoir (Vic.)Led by Italian40%20,174
- Preston (Vic.)Led by Greek33%10,823
- ThornburyLed by Greek24%4,511
- NorthcoteLed by Greek18%4,524
- Fairfield (Vic.)Led by Greek17%1,125
- AlphingtonLed by Greek16%926
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 7 suburbs listed.
Where were Darebin's residents born, and what's their faith?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from Italy.
Country of birth
28.5% born overseas, across 133 countries.
- 01Italy5,170-14.7%
- 02Greece4,173-7.8%
- 03India3,411-20.2%
- 04England3,347+19.6%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3,260-17.8%
- 06New Zealand2,544+14.8%
- 07Vietnam2,341-9.7%
- 08Lebanon1,120-0.7%
- 09Nepal1,099+23.5%
- 10North Macedonia1,032
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs67,029+30.6%
- 02Christianity54,868-9.0%
- 03Islam5,836-6.7%
- 04Buddhism3,625-9.4%
- 05Hinduism3,435-6.9%
- 06Judaism270+91.5%
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
Blank answers matter here. 6,290 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 30.6%. Count them in and it's 35.0%; drop them from the base and it's 32.0%.
Figures for Darebin itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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