SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Glenelg

19,984 residents · 36+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.0%
1,796 people
Growth since last census
+157.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.28× Victoria avg
0.33× national avg
Population
19,984
CALD residents
1,796
Languages spoken
36
Fastest-growing
+750%
Narrative

Why this matters

Glenelg is home to 19,984 residents. 9.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,796 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Glenelg 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
    Nepali47 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino34 · 0.2%
    750.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog26 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Maltese23 · 0.1%
    187.5%
  5. 05
    Punjabi21 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  1. 01
    Arabic17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans15 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  4. 04
    Greek15 · 0.1%
    87.5%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese15 · 0.1%
    114.3%
  6. 06
    Hindi15 · 0.1%
    150.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 91%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 91.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.0%
Nepali
47 · 0.0%
Filipino
34 · +750.0%
Tagalog
26 · +8.3%
Maltese
23 · +187.5%
Punjabi
21 · 0.0%
Thai
18 · +12.5%
Arabic
17 · 0.0%
Japanese
17 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
15 · +66.7%
Greek
15 · +87.5%
Vietnamese
15 · +114.3%
Hindi
15 · +150.0%
Auslan
12 · 0.0%
French
12 · 0.0%
Mandarin
10 · -54.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Nepali47 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Filipino34 · 0.2%
    750.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog26 · 0.1%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Maltese23 · 0.1%
    187.5%
  5. 05
    Punjabi21 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    12.5%
  7. 07
    Arabic17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese17 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Afrikaans15 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  10. 10
    Greek15 · 0.1%
    87.5%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese15 · 0.1%
    114.3%
  12. 12
    Hindi15 · 0.1%
    150.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+750.0%
34 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Maltese
+187.5%
23 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+150.0%
15 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Glenelg.

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