South Melbourne, Port Phillip
The languages of South Melbourne
Mandarin is the most common language after English in South Melbourne, where about 2,500 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Australia as a whole has much the same share. The census lists 64 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 11,387
- Speak another language
- 22.0%+2.7%
- Languages spoken
- 64
- Born overseas
- 31.9%
What languages are spoken in South Melbourne?
- 01Mandarin375-12.0%
- 02Greek273-8.4%
- 03Spanish200+72.4%
- 04Cantonese156+10.6%
- 05Russian148-26.7%
- 06Italian133-8.9%
- 07Vietnamese92+12.2%
- 08French86-1.1%
- 09Korean86+95.5%
- 10Indonesian79-26.9%
Which countries are South Melbourne's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly one in three residents, most often from England.
- 01England555+4.3%
- 02New Zealand308-3.1%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)304-9.8%
- 04India204+16.6%
- 05Malaysia156-9.3%
- 06Greece139+6.9%
- 07United States of America110+26.4%
- 08Colombia107+269%
- 09Indonesia101-16.5%
- 10South Africa100+51.5%
Where does South Melbourne sit against Port Phillip?
The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for Port Phillip.
- South Melbourne
- 22.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Port Phillip
- 18.1%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in South Melbourne?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs5,839+27.5%
- 02Christianity3,950-3.0%
- 03Islam293+18.6%
- 04Buddhism235-12.6%
- 05Hinduism181+21.5%
- 06Judaism122-26.9%
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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South Melbourne is part of Port Phillip, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.