Coburg, Merri-bek

What Coburg speaks at home

At the 2021 Census, 31 per cent of residents in Coburg spoke a language other than English at home, most often Italian. The next largest is Greek. Victoria has a lower share than Coburg. Residents speak 70 languages between them.

Residents
26,112
Speak another language
30.6%-13.9%
Languages spoken
70
Born overseas
27.2%

Which languages lead in Coburg?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Italian
    1,836-23.2%
  2. 02
    Greek
    1,478-11.4%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    1,343-9.4%
  4. 04
    Turkish
    479+2.1%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    433-15.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    385-18.6%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    234+4.5%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    154-11.0%
  9. 09
    Urdu
    122-44.0%
  10. 10
    German
    117+31.5%

Where were Coburg's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, Italy leads.

  1. 01
    Italy
    1,191-20.5%
  2. 02
    Greece
    685-4.7%
  3. 03
    England
    663+22.6%
  4. 04
    Lebanon
    598-5.1%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    478+2.6%
  6. 06
    Nepal
    396-17.5%
  7. 07
    Turkey
    326+5.8%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    305-30.0%
  9. 09
    India
    262-30.5%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    181+64.5%

How does Coburg compare with Australia as a whole?

Coburg's share is above Australia as a whole, at 1.4 times the rate.

Coburg
30.6%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Coburg's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    12,652+29.3%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    9,761-12.8%
  3. 03
    Islam
    1,727-4.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    492-24.5%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    412-7.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    32+129%

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