SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Banyule

124,620 residents · 102+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.1%
30,012 people
Growth since last census
+13.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.75× Victoria avg
0.89× national avg
Population
124,620
CALD residents
30,012
Languages spoken
102
Fastest-growing
+55%
Narrative

Why this matters

Banyule is home to 124,620 residents. 24.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 30,012 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Banyule 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
    Mandarin4,990 · 4.0%
    ▲20.3%
  2. 02
    Italian2,980 · 2.4%
    ▼17.3%
  3. 03
    Greek2,375 · 1.9%
    ▼5.8%
  4. 04
    Cantonese1,459 · 1.2%
    ▲17.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,168 · 0.9%
    ▼1.5%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese865 · 0.7%
    ▲7.7%
  1. 01
    Somali858 · 0.7%
    ▼15.8%
  2. 02
    Persian (excluding Dari)847 · 0.7%
    ▲54.8%
  3. 03
    Macedonian816 · 0.7%
    ▲1.1%
  4. 04
    Hindi794 · 0.6%
    ▲26.0%
  5. 05
    Spanish654 · 0.5%
    ▲27.2%
  6. 06
    Tamil535 · 0.4%
    ▲23.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.1%
Mandarin
4,990 · +20.3%
Italian
2,980 · -17.3%
Greek
2,375 · -5.8%
Cantonese
1,459 · +17.5%
Arabic
1,168 · -1.5%
Vietnamese
865 · +7.7%
Somali
858 · -15.8%
Persian (excluding Dari)
847 · +54.8%
Macedonian
816 · +1.1%
Hindi
794 · +26.0%
Spanish
654 · +27.2%
Tamil
535 · +23.8%
Croatian
507 · +4.1%
Malayalam
477 · +19.0%
Sinhalese
459 · +9.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin4,990 · 4.0%
    ▲20.3%
  2. 02
    Italian2,980 · 2.4%
    ▼17.3%
  3. 03
    Greek2,375 · 1.9%
    ▼5.8%
  4. 04
    Cantonese1,459 · 1.2%
    ▲17.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,168 · 0.9%
    ▼1.5%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese865 · 0.7%
    ▲7.7%
  7. 07
    Somali858 · 0.7%
    ▼15.8%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)847 · 0.7%
    ▲54.8%
  9. 09
    Macedonian816 · 0.7%
    ▲1.1%
  10. 10
    Hindi794 · 0.6%
    ▲26.0%
  11. 11
    Spanish654 · 0.5%
    ▲27.2%
  12. 12
    Tamil535 · 0.4%
    ▲23.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+54.8%
847 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+27.2%
654 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+26.0%
794 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Heidelberg West
5,142 RESIDENTS
41.1% CALDTop: Somali
Bellfield (Banyule - Vic.)
1,958 RESIDENTS
39.7% CALDTop: Arabic
Viewbank
6,962 RESIDENTS
33.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Heidelberg Heights
6,639 RESIDENTS
33.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Heidelberg
7,366 RESIDENTS
27.3% CALDTop: Italian
Ivanhoe (Vic.)
13,097 RESIDENTS
25.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Rosanna
8,512 RESIDENTS
24.4% CALDTop: Italian
Macleod (Vic.)
9,724 RESIDENTS
23.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Eaglemont
3,885 RESIDENTS
22.0% CALDTop: Italian
Watsonia
5,371 RESIDENTS
21.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Watsonia North
3,771 RESIDENTS
21.3% CALDTop: Italian
Ivanhoe East
3,777 RESIDENTS
20.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

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