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Local Government Area · Victoria

Bayside (Vic.)

100,088 residents · 92+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.9%
17,951 people
Growth since last census
+21.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.56× Victoria avg
0.66× national avg
Population
100,088
CALD residents
17,951
Languages spoken
92
Fastest-growing
+58%
Narrative

Why this matters

Bayside (Vic.) is home to 100,088 residents. 17.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 17,951 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Bayside (Vic.) 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
    Mandarin2,844 · 2.8%
    ▲44.3%
  2. 02
    Greek1,997 · 2.0%
    ▼4.3%
  3. 03
    Russian1,294 · 1.3%
    ▲5.5%
  4. 04
    Italian969 · 1.0%
    ▼20.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish627 · 0.6%
    ▲33.4%
  6. 06
    German623 · 0.6%
    ▼14.3%
  1. 01
    French477 · 0.5%
    ▼13.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese441 · 0.4%
    ▲16.1%
  3. 03
    Polish418 · 0.4%
    ▼0.2%
  4. 04
    Japanese359 · 0.4%
    ▼3.0%
  5. 05
    Hindi308 · 0.3%
    ▲14.9%
  6. 06
    Arabic302 · 0.3%
    ▲17.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.9%
Mandarin
2,844 · +44.3%
Greek
1,997 · -4.3%
Russian
1,294 · +5.5%
Italian
969 · -20.1%
Spanish
627 · +33.4%
German
623 · -14.3%
French
477 · -13.4%
Cantonese
441 · +16.1%
Polish
418 · -0.2%
Japanese
359 · -3.0%
Hindi
308
Arabic
302
Turkish
236
Vietnamese
225
Hebrew
218
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin2,844 · 2.8%
    ▲44.3%
  2. 02
    Greek1,997 · 2.0%
    ▼4.3%
  3. 03
    Russian1,294 · 1.3%
    ▲5.5%
  4. 04
    Italian969 · 1.0%
    ▼20.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish627 · 0.6%
    ▲33.4%
  6. 06
    German623 · 0.6%
    ▼14.3%
  7. 07
    French477 · 0.5%
    ▼13.4%
  8. 08
    Cantonese441 · 0.4%
    ▲16.1%
  9. 09
    Polish418 · 0.4%
    ▼0.2%
  10. 10
    Japanese359 · 0.4%
    ▼3.0%
  11. 11
    Hindi308 · 0.3%
    ▲14.9%
  12. 12
    Arabic302 · 0.3%
    ▲17.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Turkish
+58.4%
236 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+44.3%
2,844 speakers · 2.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+33.4%
627 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Hampton East
4,579 RESIDENTS
24.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Brighton East
16,678 RESIDENTS
23.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Highett
12,595 RESIDENTS
23.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Brighton (Vic.)
22,463 RESIDENTS
18.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Hampton (Vic.)
13,439 RESIDENTS
16.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Sandringham (Vic.)
10,913 RESIDENTS
15.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Black Rock (Vic.)
6,278 RESIDENTS
13.7% CALDTop: Greek
Beaumaris (Vic.)
13,857 RESIDENTS
12.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Bayside (Vic.).

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