SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Frankston

137,524 residents · 108+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.3%
21,079 people
Growth since last census
+15.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.48× Victoria avg
0.57× national avg
Population
137,524
CALD residents
21,079
Languages spoken
108
Fastest-growing
+41%
Narrative

Why this matters

Frankston is home to 137,524 residents. 15.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 21,079 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Frankston 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
    Mandarin1,333 · 1.0%
    27.4%
  2. 02
    Greek1,191 · 0.9%
    8.6%
  3. 03
    Russian679 · 0.5%
    38.3%
  4. 04
    Spanish621 · 0.5%
    5.3%
  5. 05
    Italian613 · 0.4%
    23.9%
  6. 06
    Malayalam566 · 0.4%
    14.1%
  1. 01
    Arabic533 · 0.4%
    19.8%
  2. 02
    Tagalog446 · 0.3%
    11.2%
  3. 03
    Hindi384 · 0.3%
    24.4%
  4. 04
    Cantonese374 · 0.3%
    19.9%
  5. 05
    Filipino372 · 0.3%
    26.1%
  6. 06
    German340 · 0.2%
    31.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 85%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 84.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.3%
Mandarin
1,333 · +27.4%
Greek
1,191 · +8.6%
Russian
679 · +38.3%
Spanish
621 · +5.3%
Italian
613 · -23.9%
Malayalam
566 · -14.1%
Arabic
533 · +19.8%
Tagalog
446 · +11.2%
Hindi
384 · -24.4%
Cantonese
374 · +19.9%
Filipino
372 · +26.1%
German
340 · -31.9%
Punjabi
323 · +41.0%
French
319 · +16.0%
Tamil
318 · -8.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,333 · 1.0%
    27.4%
  2. 02
    Greek1,191 · 0.9%
    8.6%
  3. 03
    Russian679 · 0.5%
    38.3%
  4. 04
    Spanish621 · 0.5%
    5.3%
  5. 05
    Italian613 · 0.4%
    23.9%
  6. 06
    Malayalam566 · 0.4%
    14.1%
  7. 07
    Arabic533 · 0.4%
    19.8%
  8. 08
    Tagalog446 · 0.3%
    11.2%
  9. 09
    Hindi384 · 0.3%
    24.4%
  10. 10
    Cantonese374 · 0.3%
    19.9%
  11. 11
    Filipino372 · 0.3%
    26.1%
  12. 12
    German340 · 0.2%
    31.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+41.0%
323 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Russian
+38.3%
679 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+27.4%
1,333 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
Use this data

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