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Balaclava, Port Phillip

The languages of Balaclava

The 2021 Census found 19 per cent of residents in Balaclava, part of Port Phillip, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Port Phillip. In all, 42 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
5,557
Speak another language
19.4%-2.5%
Languages spoken
42
Born overseas
30.6%

What's spoken at home in Balaclava?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    105+7.1%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    87+10.1%
  3. 03
    Hebrew
    80+19.4%
  4. 04
    Russian
    80-23.8%
  5. 05
    Mandarin
    66+10.0%
  6. 06
    French
    62+31.9%
  7. 07
    Italian
    60-3.2%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    54-30.8%
  9. 09
    Nepali
    50+257%
  10. 10
    Yiddish
    49-30.0%

Where were Balaclava's residents born?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    277+2.2%
  2. 02
    India
    175-21.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    151-12.7%
  4. 04
    Ireland
    91+9.6%
  5. 05
    United States of America
    86-2.3%
  6. 06
    Israel
    52-5.5%
  7. 07
    Nepal
    51+200%
  8. 08
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    47-2.1%
  9. 09
    Greece
    45-11.8%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    45+12.5%

Is Balaclava more multilingual than Victoria?

Balaclava's share is below Victoria.

Balaclava (Vic.)
19.4%
Port Phillip
18.1%
Victoria
26.6%

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

What's Balaclava's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,879+18.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    1,288-11.8%
  3. 03
    Judaism
    628-0.6%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    185-9.3%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    74-2.6%
  6. 06
    Islam
    35+20.7%

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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Balaclava (Vic.) is part of Port Phillip, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.