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Williamstown, Hobsons Bay

The languages of Williamstown

At the 2021 Census, 14 per cent of residents in Williamstown spoke a language other than English at home, most often Greek. The next largest is Italian. Williamstown's share is below Victoria. Residents born overseas most often come from England.

Residents
14,045
Speak another language
13.8%+7.0%
Languages spoken
55
Born overseas
20.2%

What languages are spoken in Williamstown?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    342-3.9%
  2. 02
    Italian
    237-25.9%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    144+48.5%
  4. 04
    Croatian
    113-1.7%
  5. 05
    Macedonian
    109+10.1%
  6. 06
    Spanish
    95+72.7%
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    91+37.9%
  8. 08
    Arabic
    82+10.8%
  9. 09
    German
    62-22.5%
  10. 10
    French
    53+165%

Where were Williamstown's residents born?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    751-0.8%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    244+5.6%
  3. 03
    Italy
    123-13.4%
  4. 04
    Scotland
    120-7.0%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    110+12.2%
  6. 06
    Greece
    109+22.5%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    103+33.8%
  8. 08
    Croatia
    87+33.8%
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    77+32.8%
  10. 10
    South Africa
    77+14.9%

Where does Williamstown sit against Australia as a whole?

Williamstown's share is below Australia as a whole.

Williamstown (Vic.)
13.8%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Williamstown's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,713+25.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    6,417-6.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    161+11.8%
  4. 04
    Islam
    136+20.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    54-27.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    25+66.7%

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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Williamstown (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.