SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Benalla

14,483 residents · 33+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.1%
1,609 people
Growth since last census
+93.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.35× Victoria avg
0.41× national avg
Population
14,483
CALD residents
1,609
Languages spoken
33
Fastest-growing
+475%
Narrative

Why this matters

Benalla is home to 14,483 residents. 11.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,609 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Benalla 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
    Punjabi41 · 0.3%
    86.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin39 · 0.3%
    30.0%
  3. 03
    Malayalam32 · 0.2%
    77.8%
  4. 04
    German28 · 0.2%
    26.3%
  5. 05
    Arabic23 · 0.2%
    475.0%
  6. 06
    Italian20 · 0.1%
    25.9%
  1. 01
    Nepali15 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Urdu15 · 0.1%
    400.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog14 · 0.1%
    250.0%
  4. 04
    Thai12 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  5. 05
    Polish12 · 0.1%
    9.1%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese11 · 0.1%
    83.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.1%
Punjabi
41 · +86.4%
Mandarin
39 · +30.0%
Malayalam
32 · +77.8%
German
28 · -26.3%
Arabic
23 · +475.0%
Italian
20 · -25.9%
Nepali
15 · 0.0%
Urdu
15 · +400.0%
Tagalog
14 · +250.0%
Thai
12 · +33.3%
Polish
12 · +9.1%
Sinhalese
11 · +83.3%
Greek
11 · 0.0%
Fijian
10 · 0.0%
French
10 · -9.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi41 · 0.3%
    86.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin39 · 0.3%
    30.0%
  3. 03
    Malayalam32 · 0.2%
    77.8%
  4. 04
    German28 · 0.2%
    26.3%
  5. 05
    Arabic23 · 0.2%
    475.0%
  6. 06
    Italian20 · 0.1%
    25.9%
  7. 07
    Nepali15 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Urdu15 · 0.1%
    400.0%
  9. 09
    Tagalog14 · 0.1%
    250.0%
  10. 10
    Thai12 · 0.1%
    33.3%
  11. 11
    Polish12 · 0.1%
    9.1%
  12. 12
    Sinhalese11 · 0.1%
    83.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Arabic
+475.0%
23 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+400.0%
15 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+250.0%
14 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Benalla.

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