Mandarin
4,604 speakers
Spoken at home by 4.7 per cent of residents.
70th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
The languages of Stonnington
At the 2021 Census, 20 per cent of residents in Stonnington spoke a language other than English at home, with Greek and Italian among the most common. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only four languages. Stonnington is a little under Victoria.
- Residents
- 98,510
- Speak another language
- 20,163
- Languages at home
- 106
- Change since 2016
- −5.3%
Which languages are most spoken in Stonnington?
What's happened to Greek and Italian in Stonnington?
Greek has held steady since 2016, as older speakers aren't replaced one for one. In 2011, Greek had more speakers here than it does now. Newer communities are growing: Hebrew has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Which languages are growing and which are shrinking in Stonnington?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
How big is each language community in Stonnington?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Stonnington sit on the diversity index?
Nationally
#70
On the diversity index, which ranks every council by the share speaking a multicultural language at home, Stonnington is 70th of 542. In Victoria, it’s 21 of 79. The full diversity index, with Stonnington highlighted.
How does Stonnington compare with Australia as a whole?
There's little between Stonnington and Australia as a whole on this measure. That puts Stonnington in the upper half of Victoria's councils.
- Stonnington
- 20.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which suburbs of Stonnington are most multilingual?
The 8 suburbs differ only a little, with Malvern East highest.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Malvern EastLed by Mandarin24%5,284
- South YarraLed by Mandarin23%5,572
- Windsor (Vic.)Led by Greek21%1,692
- ToorakLed by Mandarin19%2,434
- Armadale (Vic.)Led by Mandarin18%1,611
- PrahranLed by Greek17%2,021
- Malvern (Vic.)Led by Greek15%1,447
- KooyongLed by Mandarin13%102
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 8 suburbs in all.
Where were Stonnington's residents born, and what's their faith?
The largest group born overseas comes from China.
Country of birth
28.6% born overseas, across 122 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3,874-11.5%
- 02England3,721+3.0%
- 03New Zealand2,228-13.0%
- 04India2,1240%
- 05Greece1,371-6.1%
- 06Malaysia1,241+6.2%
- 07United States of America910+15.2%
- 08South Africa785+2.2%
- 09Ireland702+16.6%
- 10Italy621-1.4%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs45,726+20.4%
- 02Christianity37,225-8.4%
- 03Judaism4,452+8.7%
- 04Buddhism2,171-11.6%
- 05Hinduism2,052+7.6%
- 06Islam1,137+7.4%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 5,235 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 20.5%. Count them in and it's 25.8%; drop them from the base and it's 21.6%.
Figures for Stonnington itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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