SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Gannawarra

10,605 residents · 24+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.9%
1,053 people
Growth since last census
+184.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.30× Victoria avg
0.36× national avg
Population
10,605
CALD residents
1,053
Languages spoken
24
Fastest-growing
+500%
Narrative

Why this matters

Gannawarra is home to 10,605 residents. 9.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,053 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Gannawarra 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
    Filipino36 · 0.3%
    500.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi24 · 0.2%
    300.0%
  3. 03
    Greek16 · 0.2%
    77.8%
  4. 04
    Nepali15 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    Thai12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam11 · 0.1%
    45.0%
  1. 01
    Tagalog10 · 0.1%
    9.1%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin8 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  4. 04
    Cantonese8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Portuguese7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Swahili6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 90.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.9%
Filipino
36 · +500.0%
Punjabi
24 · +300.0%
Greek
16 · +77.8%
Nepali
15 · +25.0%
Thai
12 · +200.0%
Malayalam
11 · -45.0%
Tagalog
10 · -9.1%
Afrikaans
8 · 0.0%
Mandarin
8 · +60.0%
Cantonese
8 · +166.7%
Portuguese
7 · 0.0%
Swahili
6 · 0.0%
Arabic
5 · 0.0%
Italian
5 · -50.0%
Dutch
5 · -44.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Filipino36 · 0.3%
    500.0%
  2. 02
    Punjabi24 · 0.2%
    300.0%
  3. 03
    Greek16 · 0.2%
    77.8%
  4. 04
    Nepali15 · 0.1%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    Thai12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam11 · 0.1%
    45.0%
  7. 07
    Tagalog10 · 0.1%
    9.1%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans8 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Mandarin8 · 0.1%
    60.0%
  10. 10
    Cantonese8 · 0.1%
    166.7%
  11. 11
    Portuguese7 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Swahili6 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+500.0%
36 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+300.0%
24 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Thai
+200.0%
12 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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