SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Glen Eira

147,035 residents · 111+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
33.6%
49,362 people
Growth since last census
+9.3%
vs previous census
In context
1.05× Victoria avg
1.24× national avg
Population
147,035
CALD residents
49,362
Languages spoken
111
Fastest-growing
+77%
Narrative

Why this matters

Glen Eira is home to 147,035 residents. 33.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 49,362 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Glen Eira 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
    Mandarin8,384 · 5.7%
    7.1%
  2. 02
    Greek5,368 · 3.7%
    0.5%
  3. 03
    Russian4,584 · 3.1%
    3.1%
  4. 04
    Hebrew3,165 · 2.2%
    3.6%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,817 · 1.2%
    0.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,812 · 1.2%
    4.9%
  1. 01
    Italian1,499 · 1.0%
    15.5%
  2. 02
    Spanish1,225 · 0.8%
    41.6%
  3. 03
    French1,180 · 0.8%
    10.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese1,120 · 0.8%
    77.2%
  5. 05
    Gujarati1,072 · 0.7%
    3.3%
  6. 06
    Japanese1,023 · 0.7%
    13.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 66%
MAN
GRE
RUS
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 66.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 33.6%
Mandarin
8,384 · +7.1%
Greek
5,368 · -0.5%
Russian
4,584 · -3.1%
Hebrew
3,165 · +3.6%
Hindi
1,817 · +0.7%
Cantonese
1,812 · +4.9%
Italian
1,499 · -15.5%
Spanish
1,225 · +41.6%
French
1,180 · +10.0%
Vietnamese
1,120 · +77.2%
Gujarati
1,072 · +3.3%
Japanese
1,023 · +13.7%
Telugu
925 · -10.8%
Yiddish
826 · -0.7%
Tamil
804 · +34.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin8,384 · 5.7%
    7.1%
  2. 02
    Greek5,368 · 3.7%
    0.5%
  3. 03
    Russian4,584 · 3.1%
    3.1%
  4. 04
    Hebrew3,165 · 2.2%
    3.6%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,817 · 1.2%
    0.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,812 · 1.2%
    4.9%
  7. 07
    Italian1,499 · 1.0%
    15.5%
  8. 08
    Spanish1,225 · 0.8%
    41.6%
  9. 09
    French1,180 · 0.8%
    10.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese1,120 · 0.8%
    77.2%
  11. 11
    Gujarati1,072 · 0.7%
    3.3%
  12. 12
    Japanese1,023 · 0.7%
    13.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Vietnamese
+77.2%
1,120 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+41.6%
1,225 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Tamil
+34.0%
804 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
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