 Persons | Total | | 44 422 | 46 664 | 47 775 |
| Speaks English only | | 40 555 | 42 697 | 42 997 |
| Arabic (includes Lebanese) | | 50 | 72 | 92 |
| Assyrian | | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | | 3 | 14 | 10 |
| Chinese languagesTotal | | 94 | 87 | 138 |
| Cantonese | | 54 | 51 | 59 |
| Mandarin | | 31 | 36 | 71 |
Other(b) | | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Croatian | | 41 | 41 | 48 |
| Dutch(c) | | 68 | 67 | 61 |
| French | | 45 | 47 | 62 |
| German | | 168 | 155 | 136 |
| Greek | | 190 | 167 | 166 |
| Hindi | | 25 | 30 | 112 |
| Indonesian | | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Italian | | 178 | 153 | 156 |
| Japanese | | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| Khmer | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Korean | | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Macedonian | | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Maltese | | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Persian (includes Dari) | | 4 | 19 | 14 |
| Polish | | 70 | 52 | 36 |
| Portuguese | | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Spanish | | 49 | 56 | 53 |
| Russian | | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| Serbian | | 47 | 42 | 30 |
| Turkish | | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tamil | | 15 | 14 | 28 |
| Punjabi | | 10 | 5 | 90 |
| Sinhalese | | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| Vietnamese | | 20 | 15 | 24 |
| Thai | | 13 | 19 | 44 |
| Tagalog (includes Filipino) | | 74 | 92 | 159 |
| Other(d) | | 472 | 535 | 998 |
| Samoan | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Speaks other languageTotal | | 1 692 | 1 734 | 2 587 |
| Overseas visitors | | 146 | 165 | 131 |
| Language spoken at home not stated | | 2 029 | 2 068 | 2 060 |
| Males | Total | | 21 514 | 22 757 | 23 064 |
| Speaks English only | | 19 661 | 20 733 | 20 637 |
| Arabic (includes Lebanese) | | 29 | 39 | 56 |
| Assyrian | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Chinese languagesTotal | | 46 | 39 | 73 |
| Cantonese | | 26 | 24 | 32 |
| Mandarin | | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| Other(b) | | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Croatian | | 20 | 18 | 26 |
| Dutch(c) | | 26 | 22 | 29 |
| French | | 23 | 19 | 26 |
| German | | 76 | 67 | 61 |
| Greek | | 93 | 83 | 79 |
| Hindi | | 17 | 16 | 62 |
| Indonesian | | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Italian | | 92 | 76 | 73 |
| Japanese | | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Khmer | | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Korean | | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Macedonian | | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Maltese | | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Persian (includes Dari) | | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Polish | | 35 | 31 | 17 |
| Portuguese | | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spanish | | 22 | 31 | 29 |
| Russian | | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Serbian | | 25 | 23 | 17 |
| Turkish | | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Tamil | | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Punjabi | | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| Sinhalese | | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Vietnamese | | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Thai | | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Tagalog (includes Filipino) | | 22 | 30 | 54 |
| Other(d) | | 224 | 247 | 510 |
| Samoan | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Speaks other languageTotal | | 812 | 801 | 1 274 |
| Overseas visitors | | 65 | 77 | 64 |
| Language spoken at home not stated | | 976 | 1 146 | 1 089 |
| Females | Total | | 22 908 | 23 907 | 24 711 |
| Speaks English only | | 20 894 | 21 964 | 22 360 |
| Arabic (includes Lebanese) | | 21 | 33 | 36 |
| Assyrian | | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Chinese languagesTotal | | 48 | 48 | 65 |
| Cantonese | | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Mandarin | | 17 | 21 | 33 |
| Other(b) | | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Croatian | | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Dutch(c) | | 42 | 45 | 32 |
| French | | 22 | 28 | 36 |
| German | | 92 | 88 | 75 |
| Greek | | 97 | 84 | 87 |
| Hindi | | 8 | 14 | 50 |
| Indonesian | | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Italian | | 86 | 77 | 83 |
| Japanese | | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Khmer | | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Korean | | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Macedonian | | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Maltese | | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Persian (includes Dari) | | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Polish | | 35 | 21 | 19 |
| Portuguese | | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Spanish | | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Russian | | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Serbian | | 22 | 19 | 13 |
| Turkish | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamil | | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| Punjabi | | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| Sinhalese | | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Vietnamese | | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Thai | | 9 | 16 | 36 |
| Tagalog (includes Filipino) | | 52 | 62 | 105 |
| Other(d) | | 248 | 288 | 488 |
| Samoan | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speaks other languageTotal | | 880 | 933 | 1 313 |
| Overseas visitors | | 81 | 88 | 67 |
| Language spoken at home not stated | | 1 053 | 922 | 971 |