Swahili
283 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has more than tripled.
Wodonga, Victoria
The languages of Wodonga beyond English
Most of Wodonga speaks English at home, but about 2,600 people don't, the 2021 Census shows, and Swahili leads among them. Every language besides English has fewer speakers than one resident in 100. Wodonga's share is less than half the share for the City of Melbourne.
- Residents
- 43,152
- Speak another language
- 2,635
- Languages at home
- 85
- Change since 2016
- +36.7%
Which communities in Wodonga are largest?
Swahili leads a short list of small communities.
Nepali
220 speakers
That's fewer than one in 100 residents.
Vietnamese
187 speakers
Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.
What are the five most spoken languages other than English in Wodonga?
Swahili is the one moving fastest: it has more than tripled since 2016.
Top five by speakers at home, each with its movement on 2016. Show more to see the rest.
- 01283+356%
- 02220+14.0%
- 03187+1600%
- 04172+55.0%
- 05108+24.1%
How does Wodonga's share measure up to Victoria?
Across Victoria, a language other than English is at least twice as common. That puts Wodonga in the upper half of Victoria's councils.
- Wodonga
- 6.1%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Which suburbs of Wodonga have the largest multilingual communities?
Wodonga has the highest share of the 10 suburbs, but not by far.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- WodongaLed by Swahili8%1,703
- LenevaLed by Swahili6%75
- Killara (Wodonga - Vic.)Led by Nepali5%72
- West WodongaLed by Vietnamese4%657
- BonegillaLed by Serbian4%12
- EbdenLed by Macedonian3%14
- Staghorn FlatLed by Croatian2%12
- Huon CreekLed by Auslan2%9
- BarandudaLed by Auslan2%64
- BandianaLed by German2%17
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 10 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion add in Wodonga?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
9.3% born overseas, across 83 countries.
- 01England811+14.9%
- 02India400+37.5%
- 03New Zealand383+33.4%
- 04Germany279+3.7%
- 05Philippines258+24.0%
- 06Congo, Democratic Republic of182+225%
- 07Vietnam170+5567%
- 08Netherlands131+21.3%
- 09Scotland108+4.9%
- 10Nepal97+26.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity20,029-11.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs19,385+54.8%
- 03Hinduism489+37.7%
- 04Buddhism343+11.4%
- 05Islam154+35.1%
- 06Judaism14
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 2,151 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 6.1% sits below the 11.1% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 6.4% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.