Having been born overseas or speaking a language other than English at home are not necessarily factors that influence how we cast our vote.

No ethnicity is homogeneous and Greeks are no exception in multicultural Australia.

But you don’t need to be a political strategist to know that diversity markers are one big piece of data informing political messaging during election campaigns.

Targeted communication can prove a defining campaign driver when it resonates with the prevailing public sentiment, in particular in marginal seats.

Ahead of the 2022 Federal Elections, it is worth having a look at the proportion of Greek-born voters and voters speaking Greek at home across Australia’s 151 House of Representatives electorates.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Liberal member for Chisholm Gladys Liu attend a lunch with members of the multicultural community on Day 23 of the 2022 federal election campaign, in Burwood East, in Melbourne, in the seat of Chisholm. As per 2016 Census date, under 50 per cent of the consituents’ population in Chisholm were born in Australia. Photo: AAP/Mick Tsikas.
The Labor Party committed $10m to a proposed Greek Orthodox cultural hub at the Axion Esti monastery in Northcote. Northcote falls under the electorate of Cooper, where Greece ranks third in top countries of birth for its constituents, after those Australian-born (according to 2016 Census data). Here, a phto from the day of the announcement, featuring Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles (centre) together with Ged Kearney and Bishop Evmenios, flanked to the left by Victorian Labor MPs Kat Theophanous and Lee Tarlamis and federal Labor member Maria Vamvakinou. Photo: Stav Lambropoulou

Pending the 2021 Census data release, the following are drawn from the most recently available 2016 Census data.*

Electorates where Greece features amongst the top five countries of birth for constituents not born in Australia (based on 2016 Census data)

Adelaide (SA) – Greece ranked fifth (1.51%), following China, India, England and Vietnam

Barton (NSW) – Greece ranked third (2.62%), following China and Nepal

Cook (NSW) – Greece ranked fourth (1.28%) following China, England and New Zealand

Cooper (VIC) – Greece ranked third (2.68%) following Italy and China

Higgins (VIC) – Greece ranked fifth (1.39%) following China, England, India and New Zealand

Hotham (VIC) – Greece ranked fifth (2.66%) following India, Vietnam, China and Cambodia

Scullin (VIC) – Greece ranked fourth (2.21%) following India, Italy and Republic of North Macedonia

Solomon (NT) – Greece ranked fifth (1.04%) following Philippines, England, India and New Zealand

Wills (VIC) – Greece ranked third (1.84%) following Italy and India

Electorates where Greek features amongst the top five languages other than English spoken at home (based on 2016 Census data)

Adelaide (SA) – Greek ranked second most spoken (3.68%)

Aston (VIC) – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (3.68%)

Banks (NSW) – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (3.68%)

Barker (SA) – Greek ranked first most spoken (0.55%)

Barton (NSW) – Greek ranked second most spoken (6.85%)

Bonner (QLD) – Greek ranked third most spoken (0.93%)

Boothby (SA) – Greek ranked second most spoken (1.67%)

Bruce (VIC) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken 1.84%

Chisholm (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (3.73%)

Clark (TAS) – Greek ranked third most spoken     (0.61%)

Cooper (VIC) – Greek ranked second most spoken (5.52%)

Corangamite (VIC) – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (0.26%)

Cunningham (NSW) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.86%)

Deakin (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (1.04%)

Dunkley (VIC) – Greek ranked first most spoken (0.79%)

Flinders (VIC) – Greek ranked second most spoken (0.72%)

Franklin (TAS) – Greek ranked third most spoken     (0.27%)

Gellibrand (VIC) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (1.57%)

Gilmore (NSW) – Greek ranked third most spoken (0.24%)

Gippsland (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (0.26%)

Goldstein (VIC)     – Greek ranked second most spoken (2.35%)

Grayndler (NSW) – Greek ranked second most spoken (2.59%)

Grey (SA) – Greek ranked third most spoken (0.31%)

Griffith     QLD)     – Greek ranked third most spoken (1.05%)

Hawke (VIC) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.55%)

Higgins (VIC) – Greek ranked second most spoken (3.18%)

Hindmarsh (SA)- Greek ranked second most spoken (3.06%)

Hotham (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (5.81%)

Hughes (NSW)- Greek ranked second most spoken (1.59%)

Hume     (NSW) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.29%)

Isaacs     (VIC)     – Greek ranked second most spoken (2.32%)

Jagajaga     (VIC)     – Greek ranked third most spoken (1.78%)

Kingsford Smith     (NSW) – Greek ranked second most spoken (3.23%)

Kingston     (SA) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.39%)

Kooyong     (VIC)     – Greek ranked third most spoken (2.61%)

Macnamara (VIC) – Greek ranked second most spoken (1.87%)

Mallee     (VIC)     – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (0.31%)

Maribyrnong     (VIC) – Greek ranked second most spoken (2.71%)

Mayo     (SA) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.19%)

McEwen     (VIC) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.59%)

Melbourne (VIC) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (1.25%)

Menzies     (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (4.52%)

Monash (VIC)- Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.19%)

Newcastle     (NSW)     – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (0.47%)

Scullin     (VIC)     – Greek ranked fourth most spoken (4.12%)

Solomon     (NT)     – Greek ranked first most spoken (2.63%)

Sturt     (SA)     – Greek ranked third most spoken (1.74%)

Watson     (NSW)     – Greek ranked third most spoken (5.01%)

Whitlam (NSW) – Greek ranked fifth most spoken (0.44%)

Wills     (VIC) – Greek ranked third most spoken (4.02%)

*Please note, percentages on population and language markers may have changed over the period 2016 – 2021. Data from the 2021 Census are expected to be made public in June.