Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Victoria, Census metropolitan area
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 40,290 persons representing 10.4% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 37,320 persons representing 9.6% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 234,850 persons, representing 60.5% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 17,390 persons representing 4.5% of the total population. The second group was South Asian, with about 13,715 persons representing 3.5% of the total population. The third group was Filipino, with about 8,525 persons representing 2.2% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was English, with about 121,950 persons representing 31.4% of the total population. The second origin was Scottish, with about 91,865 persons representing 23.6% of the total population. The third origin was Irish, with about 71,380 persons representing 18.4% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of main religious groups, Victoria (CMA), 2011 and 2021
The 10 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Victoria (CMA), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | 121,950 | 31.4 | 1 | 48.0 |
| Scottish | 91,865 | 23.6 | 2 | 44.8 |
| Irish | 71,380 | 18.4 | 3 | 44.0 |
| German | 47,875 | 12.3 | 4 | 40.4 |
| Canadian | 42,705 | 11.0 | 5 | 33.6 |
| French, n.o.s. | 31,275 | 8.1 | 6 | 40.0 |
| British Isles, n.o.s. | 25,080 | 6.5 | 7 | 50.4 |
| Ukrainian | 18,825 | 4.8 | 8 | 38.4 |
| Chinese | 18,130 | 4.7 | 9 | 38.4 |
| Dutch | 17,210 | 4.4 | 10 | 38.0 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Victoria (CMA), 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Victoria (CMA), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 357,695 | 100.0 | ... | 44.4 | 388,475 | 100.0 | ... | 44.0 |
| Total visible minority population | 50,310 | 14.1 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 64,775 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 34.4 |
| South Asian | 10,220 | 2.9 | 20.3 | 34.8 | 13,715 | 3.5 | 21.2 | 33.2 |
| Chinese | 16,340 | 4.6 | 32.5 | 35.6 | 17,390 | 4.5 | 26.8 | 39.2 |
| Black | 3,445 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 26.6 | 5,090 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 29.6 |
| Filipino | 6,070 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 34.8 | 8,525 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 35.6 |
| Arab | 1,480 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 26.6 | 1,980 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 30.0 |
| Latin American | 2,570 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 35.2 | 3,940 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 36.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 2,540 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 32.4 | 3,805 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 31.8 |
| West Asian | 1,090 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 37.2 | 1,525 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 36.8 |
| Korean | 2,095 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 27.8 | 2,330 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 33.6 |
| Japanese | 2,485 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 34.8 | 3,315 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 33.6 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 470 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 38.4 | 820 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 36.8 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 1,505 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 22.6 | 2,345 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 27.4 |
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