Brunswick, Merri-bek

The languages of Brunswick

In Brunswick, more than one in five residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Greek. Brunswick's share is below Merri-bek. It's one of the suburbs of Merri-bek, which has its own page.

Residents
25,475
Speak another language
22.4%-13.9%
Languages spoken
68
Born overseas
27.7%

What languages are spoken in Brunswick?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    1,166-3.6%
  2. 02
    Italian
    1,034-23.5%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    452-22.5%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    443-35.9%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    390+28.7%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    242-33.7%
  7. 07
    Vietnamese
    228+15.2%
  8. 08
    Turkish
    200+4.2%
  9. 09
    French
    190+3.8%
  10. 10
    Cantonese
    180+18.4%

Which countries are Brunswick's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    925+14.6%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    754-3.6%
  3. 03
    Italy
    665-23.4%
  4. 04
    Greece
    642-8.4%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    324+34.4%
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    309-45.4%
  7. 07
    Nepal
    266-22.4%
  8. 08
    India
    234-8.6%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    227+6.1%
  10. 10
    Lebanon
    187-18.0%

Is Brunswick more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

Brunswick is about level with Australia as a whole.

Brunswick (Vic.)
22.4%
Merri-bek
33.7%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in Brunswick?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    16,251+23.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    6,508-14.4%
  3. 03
    Islam
    741-18.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    467-10.9%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    429-7.7%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    81+62.0%

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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Brunswick (Vic.) is part of Merri-bek, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.