Kensington, Melbourne
Languages spoken in Kensington (Vic.)
The 2021 Census found about 2,400 people in Kensington, part of Melbourne, speaking a language other than English at home. Kensington is about level with Australia as a whole. For the wider picture, Melbourne has a page of its own.
- Residents
- 10,511
- Speak another language
- 23.2%-6.2%
- Languages spoken
- 60
- Born overseas
- 28.0%
What's spoken at home in Kensington?
- 01Mandarin354-19.0%
- 02Cantonese338+1.2%
- 03Vietnamese3320%
- 04Spanish175+15.9%
- 05Somali173-7.0%
- 06Italian135-20.6%
- 07Arabic120+20.0%
- 08German76+61.7%
- 09French54+10.2%
- 10Greek49-40.2%
Where were Kensington's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 28 per cent of residents, most often from England.
- 01England334-6.7%
- 02Vietnam318-3.3%
- 03New Zealand284-1.0%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)282-31.1%
- 05India159+14.4%
- 06Malaysia142-12.9%
- 07Italy91-21.6%
- 08Hong Kong (SAR of China)75+41.5%
- 09United States of America68+4.6%
- 10Philippines66+17.9%
Is Kensington more multilingual than Victoria?
Kensington's share is below Victoria.
- Kensington (Vic.)
- 23.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Kensington's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs6,164+18.9%
- 02Christianity2,893-16.3%
- 03Buddhism425-12.0%
- 04Islam4080%
- 05Hinduism152+36.9%
- 06Judaism23+667%
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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