Thomastown, Whittlesea
Languages spoken in Thomastown
The 2021 Census counted 65 per cent of residents in Thomastown speaking another language at home, across 79 languages led by Arabic. The next largest is Macedonian. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Victoria.
- Residents
- 19,740
- Speak another language
- 65.2%-4.4%
- Languages spoken
- 79
- Born overseas
- 50.3%
Which languages are spoken in Thomastown?
- 01Arabic1,9700%
- 02Macedonian1,556-15.3%
- 03Italian1,494-18.0%
- 04Vietnamese1,484-3.6%
- 05Greek1,292-5.5%
- 06Punjabi768-15.3%
- 07Mandarin468+16.1%
- 08Turkish437-5.6%
- 09Hindi405+11.9%
- 10Nepali309+225%
How spread out are Thomastown's languages?
Arabic leads with one in ten residents. In all, 11 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Where were Thomastown's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, India leads.
- 01India1,261-2.2%
- 02Italy1,190-10.3%
- 03North Macedonia1,095
- 04Vietnam1,049+5.5%
- 05Greece797-6.3%
- 06Lebanon383+13.3%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)378+15.6%
- 08Iraq3650%
- 09Nepal281+184%
- 10Turkey236+3.1%
Is Thomastown more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Thomastown
- 65.2%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Thomastown's religious mix?
- 01Christianity9,433-9.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs3,295+27.9%
- 03Islam3,040+11.4%
- 04Buddhism1,318-3.5%
- 05Hinduism1,064+29.1%
- 06Judaism6+20.0%
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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