Docklands, Melbourne
The languages of Docklands
The 2021 Census found Chinese spoken at home by about 2,800 people in Docklands, well ahead of any other language. The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Melbourne. In all, 75 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 15,171
- Speak another language
- 52.4%+40.1%
- Languages spoken
- 75
- Born overseas
- 60.2%
How large is Docklands' Chinese-speaking community?
Chinese at home
19%
Mandarin is the larger variety here.
What's spoken in Docklands besides Chinese?
- 01Mandarin2,314+15.8%
- 02Hindi734+37.5%
- 03Cantonese485+49.7%
- 04Spanish394+153%
- 05Tamil301+75.0%
- 06Arabic295+54.5%
- 07Korean288-10.6%
- 08Telugu287+12.5%
- 09Vietnamese203+49.3%
- 10Thai169+152%
Is Docklands more multilingual than Victoria?
The share speaking another language is 2.0 times the figure for Victoria.
- Docklands
- 52.4%
- Melbourne
- 45.0%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Docklands' residents born?
India is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01India2,248+62.8%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)2,015+12.1%
- 03Malaysia401+39.2%
- 04New Zealand322+36.4%
- 05Korea, Republic of (South)310-9.4%
- 06England305+21.5%
- 07Colombia274+195%
- 08Philippines240+118%
- 09Hong Kong (SAR of China)217+57.2%
- 10Vietnam192+53.6%
What's Docklands' religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,452+54.0%
- 02Christianity3,767+36.6%
- 03Hinduism2,002+61.5%
- 04Buddhism719+32.9%
- 05Islam679+68.9%
- 06Judaism31+121%
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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