Hillside, Melton

Languages spoken in Hillside (Melton - Vic.)

At the 2021 Census, 34 per cent of residents in Hillside spoke a language other than English at home, most often Arabic. Hillside's share is above Victoria, at 1.3 times the rate. Residents born overseas most often come from India.

Residents
17,113
Speak another language
34.1%+2.9%
Languages spoken
69
Born overseas
28.2%

What's spoken at home in Hillside?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Arabic
    649+19.1%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    488+6.6%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    481+12.9%
  4. 04
    Italian
    459-16.2%
  5. 05
    Greek
    419-6.3%
  6. 06
    Maltese
    318-15.2%
  7. 07
    Croatian
    289+10.3%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    288+38.5%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    280-0.7%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    204+20.0%

Where were Hillside's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up about 4,800 people, most often from India.

  1. 01
    India
    722+0.6%
  2. 02
    North Macedonia
    317
  3. 03
    Philippines
    3130%
  4. 04
    Italy
    267-3.6%
  5. 05
    Malta
    259-9.8%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    2110%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    194+51.6%
  8. 08
    England
    188-20.0%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    182+4.0%
  10. 10
    Egypt
    173-3.9%

Where does Hillside sit against Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a lower share than Hillside.

Hillside (Melton - Vic.)
34.1%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Hillside's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    10,865-1.4%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    3,335+20.1%
  3. 03
    Islam
    989+44.0%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    461+15.8%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    406-2.9%

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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