SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Alpine

13,051 residents · 31+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.6%
1,643 people
Growth since last census
+13.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.39× Victoria avg
0.46× national avg
Population
13,051
CALD residents
1,643
Languages spoken
31
Fastest-growing
+173%
Narrative

Why this matters

Alpine is home to 13,051 residents. 12.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,643 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Alpine into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Italian310 · 2.4%
    28.4%
  2. 02
    German43 · 0.3%
    30.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino41 · 0.3%
    173.3%
  4. 04
    French40 · 0.3%
    100.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin32 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali29 · 0.2%
    107.1%
  1. 01
    Greek18 · 0.1%
    48.6%
  2. 02
    Spanish18 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  3. 03
    Japanese17 · 0.1%
    54.5%
  4. 04
    Punjabi14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Dutch11 · 0.1%
    21.4%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.6%
Italian
310 · -28.4%
German
43 · -30.6%
Filipino
41 · +173.3%
French
40 · +100.0%
Mandarin
32 · +23.1%
Nepali
29 · +107.1%
Greek
18 · -48.6%
Spanish
18 · +100.0%
Japanese
17 · +54.5%
Punjabi
14 · 0.0%
Tagalog
13
Dutch
11
Murrinh Patha
11
Ukrainian
10
Indonesian
9
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian310 · 2.4%
    28.4%
  2. 02
    German43 · 0.3%
    30.6%
  3. 03
    Filipino41 · 0.3%
    173.3%
  4. 04
    French40 · 0.3%
    100.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin32 · 0.2%
    23.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali29 · 0.2%
    107.1%
  7. 07
    Greek18 · 0.1%
    48.6%
  8. 08
    Spanish18 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  9. 09
    Japanese17 · 0.1%
    54.5%
  10. 10
    Punjabi14 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Tagalog13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Dutch11 · 0.1%
    21.4%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+173.3%
41 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+107.1%
29 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
French
+100.0%
40 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Alpine.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.