Laverton, Hobsons Bay

The languages of Laverton

Laverton, in Hobsons Bay, is a suburb of many languages: about 2,200 people spoke something other than English at home at the 2021 Census. Victoria has a lower share than Laverton. The census lists 60 languages spoken at home here.

Residents
4,665
Speak another language
47.8%-3.2%
Languages spoken
60
Born overseas
49.6%

What are Laverton's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Punjabi
    331-4.1%
  2. 02
    Karen
    272-13.4%
  3. 03
    Hindi
    161-24.4%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    150+295%
  5. 05
    Telugu
    131+61.7%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese
    118+28.3%
  7. 07
    Arabic
    102-1.0%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    84-30.0%
  9. 09
    Urdu
    82-6.8%
  10. 10
    Tagalog
    790%

Why doesn't one language lead in Laverton?

The largest, Punjabi, is spoken by about 330 people. There are 12 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.

Which countries are Laverton's residents from?

India is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    India
    729-1.4%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    226+41.3%
  3. 03
    Myanmar
    145-26.8%
  4. 04
    Nepal
    144+213%
  5. 05
    Thailand
    140-5.4%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    127-22.1%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    94+42.4%
  8. 08
    England
    79-15.1%
  9. 09
    Pakistan
    73-23.2%
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    64-33.3%

Is Laverton more multilingual than Hobsons Bay?

Laverton's share is above Hobsons Bay, at 1.8 times the rate.

Laverton (Vic.)
47.8%
Victoria
26.6%
Hobsons Bay
25.9%

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

What religions are reported in Laverton?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,650-14.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,194+8.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    591+29.6%
  4. 04
    Islam
    363+2.5%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    167-2.3%

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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Laverton (Vic.) is part of Hobsons Bay, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.