Altona Meadows, Hobsons Bay

The languages of Altona Meadows

Vietnamese is the most common language after English in Altona Meadows, where about 5,500 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Altona Meadows. The census lists 79 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
18,163
Speak another language
30.5%-15.4%
Languages spoken
79
Born overseas
30.8%

Which languages lead in Altona Meadows?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Vietnamese
    551-3.8%
  2. 02
    Greek
    470-2.5%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    429-24.1%
  4. 04
    Maltese
    368-29.4%
  5. 05
    Italian
    349-25.6%
  6. 06
    Macedonian
    329-14.1%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    262-6.1%
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    247-19.5%
  9. 09
    Serbian
    212-7.8%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    179+1.7%

Which countries are Altona Meadows' residents from?

Overseas-born residents make up just over three in ten residents, most often from England.

  1. 01
    England
    506+2.4%
  2. 02
    India
    489-36.7%
  3. 03
    Vietnam
    423-6.2%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    411+3.0%
  5. 05
    Malta
    409-12.2%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    379-2.8%
  7. 07
    North Macedonia
    264
  8. 08
    Italy
    260-5.8%
  9. 09
    Greece
    222-7.5%
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    201-29.5%

Is Altona Meadows more multilingual than Hobsons Bay?

The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Hobsons Bay.

Altona Meadows
30.5%
Australia
21.3%
Hobsons Bay
25.9%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What religions are reported in Altona Meadows?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    9,507-9.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,811+22.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    820-10.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    600-7.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    394-24.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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