Fawkner, Merri-bek
The languages of Fawkner
The 2021 Census counted 58 per cent of residents in Fawkner speaking another language at home, across 59 languages led by Urdu. The next largest is Italian. Fawkner's share is above Australia as a whole, at about two and a half times the rate.
- Residents
- 13,884
- Speak another language
- 57.9%-5.6%
- Languages spoken
- 59
- Born overseas
- 43.7%
What are Fawkner's most spoken languages?
- 01Urdu1,930+11.8%
- 02Italian1,413-25.7%
- 03Arabic1,232-2.2%
- 04Nepali475+153%
- 05Greek415-23.1%
- 06Bengali399+1.3%
- 07Turkish345-3.9%
- 08Pashto182+13.8%
- 09Vietnamese137-8.1%
- 10Chaldean Neo-Aramaic123-40.0%
How spread out are Fawkner's languages?
The largest, Urdu, is spoken by one in seven residents. In all, 8 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Where were Fawkner's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, Pakistan leads.
- 01Pakistan1,104-10.7%
- 02Italy1,040-22.7%
- 03India634+36.3%
- 04Nepal422+153%
- 05Lebanon377-3.8%
- 06Bangladesh258+1.2%
- 07Greece203-36.6%
- 08Iraq183-35.1%
- 09Turkey1750%
- 10Philippines159+6.7%
Is Fawkner more multilingual than Victoria?
The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Victoria.
- Fawkner
- 57.9%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Fawkner's religious mix?
- 01Christianity5,150-17.3%
- 02Islam4,867+10.6%
- 03No religion or secular beliefs2,127+47.7%
- 04Hinduism577+106%
- 05Buddhism214+4.4%
- 06Judaism3
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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