Top 10 countries of birth in Victoria
In 2006, the top overseas born communities were from England, followed by Italy, New Zealand, Vietnam, China and Greece. In 2001, Italy and Greece were ranked second and third. Population numbers from the traditional European source countries are declining due to ageing. However, these communities are still very dominant because of the large number of second and subsequent generations. In 2006, those born in China, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka an Malaysia have increased rapidly from the 2001 Census. There is also significant increase in the number of new and emerging community groups such as those born in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.

Country	Person
England	163,957
Italy	82,851
New Zealand	63,995
Vietnam	58,873
China	56,564
Greece	54,324
India	52,852
Sri Lanka	31,480
Malaysia	30,474
Scotland	29,853

Top 10 languages in Victoria
In 2006, 20.4% of Victorians spoke a language other than English at home, with more than 200 languages and dialects spoken.

Country	Person
Italian	133,327
Greek	117,874
Vietnamese	72,161
Cantonese	66,853
Mandarin	64,374
Arabic	55,931
Macedonian	30,771
Turkish	29,748
Spanish	24,501
Croatia	22,961

Top 10 religions followed in Victoria
In 2006, 68.7% of Victorians followed more than 130 religions. The Anglican, Uniting and Presbyterian Churches experienced a decline in numbers from 2001, while Buddhism, Islam and Christian faiths (others) experienced the fastest growth rates.

Religion	Person
Western Catholic	1,349,658
Anglican Church	671,610
Uniting Church	274,054
Greek Orthodox	163,171
Presbyterian	140,284
Buddhism	132,632
Islam	69,118
Baptist	67,493
Christian, other	67,493
Lutheran	42,415