SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Boroondara

165,606 residents · 104+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.8%
50,985 people
Growth since last census
+10.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.96× Victoria avg
1.14× national avg
Population
165,606
CALD residents
50,985
Languages spoken
104
Fastest-growing
+31%
Narrative

Why this matters

Boroondara is home to 165,606 residents. 30.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 50,985 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Boroondara 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
    Mandarin17,342 · 10.5%
    ▲27.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese5,070 · 3.1%
    ▲3.1%
  3. 03
    Greek4,531 · 2.7%
    ▼3.7%
  4. 04
    Italian2,322 · 1.4%
    ▼16.7%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese1,983 · 1.2%
    ▼1.5%
  6. 06
    Hindi1,299 · 0.8%
    ▼4.8%
  1. 01
    Spanish991 · 0.6%
    ▲13.8%
  2. 02
    Persian (excluding Dari)847 · 0.5%
    ▲31.3%
  3. 03
    French794 · 0.5%
    ▼15.2%
  4. 04
    Korean670 · 0.4%
    ▼2.8%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese663 · 0.4%
    ▲15.3%
  6. 06
    Indonesian629 · 0.4%
    ▼3.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.8%
Mandarin
17,342 · +27.0%
Cantonese
5,070 · +3.1%
Greek
4,531 · -3.7%
Italian
2,322 · -16.7%
Vietnamese
2.0k
Hindi
1.3k
Spanish
991
Persian (excluding Dari)
847
French
794
Korean
670
Sinhalese
Indonesian
Tamil
Gujarati
Arabic
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin17,342 · 10.5%
    ▲27.0%
  2. 02
    Cantonese5,070 · 3.1%
    ▲3.1%
  3. 03
    Greek4,531 · 2.7%
    ▼3.7%
  4. 04
    Italian2,322 · 1.4%
    ▼16.7%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese1,983 · 1.2%
    ▼1.5%
  6. 06
    Hindi1,299 · 0.8%
    ▼4.8%
  7. 07
    Spanish991 · 0.6%
    ▲13.8%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)847 · 0.5%
    ▲31.3%
  9. 09
    French794 · 0.5%
    ▼15.2%
  10. 10
    Korean670 · 0.4%
    ▼2.8%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese663 · 0.4%
    ▲15.3%
  12. 12
    Indonesian629 · 0.4%
    ▼3.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+31.3%
847 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+27.0%
17,342 speakers · 10.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+15.3%
663 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Balwyn North
21,193 RESIDENTS
49.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Balwyn
13,660 RESIDENTS
47.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Deepdene (Vic.)
2,281 RESIDENTS
36.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kew East
6,520 RESIDENTS
29.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kew (Vic.)
24,269 RESIDENTS
28.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Canterbury (Vic.)
7,766 RESIDENTS
28.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Camberwell (Vic.)
20,977 RESIDENTS
27.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Hawthorn East
15,368 RESIDENTS
26.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Ashburton
7,805 RESIDENTS
24.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Glen Iris (Vic.)
26,107 RESIDENTS
23.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Hawthorn (Vic.)
21,417 RESIDENTS
23.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Surrey Hills
13,322 RESIDENTS
21.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Boroondara.

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