Greek
2,579 speakers
That's one in 35 residents.
84th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Port Phillip
Greek and Italian still rank among the main languages of Port Phillip, where the 2021 Census counted about 17,000 people speaking a language other than English at home. Spanish has grown by more than half since 2016. In the City of Melbourne, the share speaking another language is more than double.
- Residents
- 94,566
- Speak another language
- 17,085
- Languages at home
- 109
- Change since 2016
- +1.1%
Which three languages lead in Port Phillip?
What's happened to Greek and Italian in Port Phillip?
Greek, Italian and German have fewer speakers than in 2016. Go back to 2011 and Greek was larger than today. The quickest growth is in Spanish, which has grown by more than half.
Which languages are growing and which are shrinking in Port Phillip?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
How big is each language community in Port Phillip?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Port Phillip sit on the diversity index?
Nationally
#84
Port Phillip ranks 84th of 542 local government areas nationally. In Victoria, it’s 25 of 79. Every council ranked, Port Phillip included.
How does Port Phillip compare with Australia as a whole?
Port Phillip is a little under Australia as a whole. Within Victoria, Port Phillip ranks 25th of 79.
- Port Phillip
- 18.1%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
How does the mix change across Port Phillip's suburbs?
Across 10 suburbs, Ripponlea leads narrowly.
Every suburb here has a page of its own.
- RipponleaLed by Yiddish23%347
- South MelbourneLed by Mandarin22%2,506
- St Kilda EastLed by Yiddish20%2,479
- Balaclava (Vic.)Led by Greek19%1,078
- Port MelbourneLed by Greek19%3,308
- St Kilda (Vic.)Led by Spanish18%3,416
- Albert Park (Vic.)Led by Greek17%998
- Middle Park (Vic.)Led by Greek16%641
- St Kilda WestLed by Greek16%452
- ElwoodLed by Greek13%1,860
- 10 suburbs in Port Phillip. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
What do religion and birthplace show in Port Phillip?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
28.3% born overseas, across 130 countries.
- 01England4,7880%
- 02New Zealand2,501-11.9%
- 03India1,788+6.3%
- 04United States of America1,274+14.8%
- 05Ireland1,238+11.3%
- 06Greece1,019-6.9%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)990-11.2%
- 08South Africa836+16.1%
- 09Italy723-6.2%
- 10Germany6540%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs48,679+18.2%
- 02Christianity29,754-7.6%
- 03Judaism5,4440%
- 04Hinduism1,694+6.5%
- 05Buddhism1,427-1.5%
- 06Islam1,105+28.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
The headline 18.1% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 5,902 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 24.3%, while measuring only those who answered gives 19.3%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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