Essendon West, Moonee Valley

What Essendon West speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 340 people in Essendon West, part of Moonee Valley, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is below the figure for Victoria. In all, 22 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
1,548
Speak another language
21.8%+29.1%
Languages spoken
22
Born overseas
18.5%

Which languages lead in Essendon West?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Italian
    70+2.9%
  2. 02
    Greek
    39+85.7%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    32+88.2%
  4. 04
    Arabic
    31+138%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    22-35.3%
  6. 06
    Cantonese
    16-11.1%
  7. 07
    Croatian
    16+77.8%
  8. 08
    Spanish
    15+114%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    14
  10. 10
    Sinhalese
    13+44.4%

Where were Essendon West's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 18 per cent of residents, most often from Italy.

  1. 01
    Italy
    33+3.1%
  2. 02
    India
    31+72.2%
  3. 03
    England
    29+3.6%
  4. 04
    Vietnam
    19+18.8%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    17-22.7%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    15-21.1%
  7. 07
    Egypt
    14+100%
  8. 08
    New Zealand
    14+100%
  9. 09
    Ireland
    12+50.0%
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    11-21.4%

How does Essendon West compare with Australia as a whole?

Essendon West is about level with Australia as a whole.

Essendon West
21.8%
Victoria
26.6%
Australia
21.3%

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

What's Essendon West's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    979+5.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    402+16.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    41+242%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    31+244%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    280%

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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Essendon West is part of Moonee Valley, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.