St Kilda East, Port Phillip

The languages of St Kilda East

In St Kilda East, one in five residents use a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, led by Yiddish. Hebrew is second. The share speaking another language is 1.1 times the figure for Port Phillip.

Residents
12,310
Speak another language
20.1%-0.6%
Languages spoken
50
Born overseas
27.9%

Which languages lead in St Kilda East?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Yiddish
    357+14.4%
  2. 02
    Hebrew
    353-8.1%
  3. 03
    Russian
    212-24.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    202+36.5%
  5. 05
    Greek
    186+2.2%
  6. 06
    Mandarin
    139-0.7%
  7. 07
    Hindi
    106+27.7%
  8. 08
    Italian
    102-20.9%
  9. 09
    French
    93-13.9%
  10. 10
    Gujarati
    58-31.8%

Which countries are St Kilda East's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    486-2.0%
  2. 02
    India
    299-2.3%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    274-16.2%
  4. 04
    United States of America
    251-1.6%
  5. 05
    Israel
    214-4.0%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    189+3.3%
  7. 07
    Ireland
    142+11.8%
  8. 08
    Ukraine
    101-10.6%
  9. 09
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    88-30.7%
  10. 10
    Colombia
    83+131%

How does St Kilda East compare with Australia as a whole?

St Kilda East is about level with Australia as a whole.

St Kilda East
20.1%
Port Phillip
18.1%
Australia
21.3%

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

What religions are reported in St Kilda East?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    5,293+10.5%
  2. 02
    Judaism
    3,290+1.9%
  3. 03
    Christianity
    2,409-14.2%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    261-4.0%
  5. 05
    Buddhism
    165-12.2%
  6. 06
    Islam
    68+28.3%

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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St Kilda East is part of Port Phillip, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.