Vietnamese
2,947 speakers
Spoken at home by 3.4 per cent of residents.
81st of 542 local government areas for language diversity
The languages of Yarra
At the 2021 Census, 18 per cent of residents in Yarra spoke a language other than English at home, with Greek and Italian among the most common. Yarra's share is under the share for Victoria, though not by much. Speakers of other languages have dipped in number since the previous census.
- Residents
- 85,993
- Speak another language
- 15,848
- Languages at home
- 114
- Change since 2016
- −8.7%
Which three languages lead in Yarra?
Are Yarra's post-war languages holding on?
Greek has shrunk 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: German has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
How does each language in Yarra compare with 2016?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
How do Yarra's languages compare in size?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
How does Yarra rank against every other council?
Nationally
#81
On the diversity index, which ranks every council by the share speaking a multicultural language at home, Yarra is 81st of 542. In Victoria, it’s 23 of 79. See where Yarra sits on the diversity index.
How does Yarra compare with Australia as a whole?
Yarra's share trails the national share. That puts Yarra in the upper half of Victoria's councils.
- Yarra
- 18.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
How does the mix change across Yarra's suburbs?
Across only 10 suburbs, the shares are fairly even, with Collingwood highest.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Collingwood (Vic.)Led by Vietnamese23%2,013
- Abbotsford (Vic.)Led by Vietnamese22%1,975
- Richmond (Vic.)Led by Vietnamese21%5,971
- Fitzroy (Vic.)Led by Vietnamese21%2,127
- Fitzroy NorthLed by Italian14%1,795
- Princes HillLed by Italian13%262
- Carlton NorthLed by Italian12%734
- Clifton HillLed by Greek11%742
- BurnleyLed by Greek9%69
- Cremorne (Vic.)Led by Greek9%160
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 10 suburbs in all.
Where were Yarra's residents born, and what's their faith?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
26.2% born overseas, across 121 countries.
- 01England3,611+10.9%
- 02New Zealand2,631+0.7%
- 03Vietnam2,331-10.2%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,228-19.0%
- 05United States of America1,099+33.7%
- 06Greece947-17.6%
- 07Malaysia811+13.0%
- 08Italy663-17.6%
- 09India656+9.0%
- 10Ireland552+1.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs52,399+24.5%
- 02Christianity22,598-10.9%
- 03Buddhism3,007-12.4%
- 04Islam2,165+8.4%
- 05Judaism599+38.7%
- 06Hinduism590+7.3%
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.
A note on method: 4,639 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 18.4% sits below the 23.8% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 19.5% 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.