SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Golden Plains

24,831 residents · 45+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
7.2%
1,786 people
Growth since last census
+97.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.22× Victoria avg
0.26× national avg
Population
24,831
CALD residents
1,786
Languages spoken
45
Fastest-growing
+529%
Narrative

Why this matters

Golden Plains is home to 24,831 residents. 7.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,786 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Golden Plains 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
    Italian48 · 0.2%
    28.4%
  2. 02
    Maltese44 · 0.2%
    528.6%
  3. 03
    German43 · 0.2%
    30.3%
  4. 04
    Auslan34 · 0.1%
    385.7%
  5. 05
    Croatian33 · 0.1%
    17.5%
  6. 06
    Dutch30 · 0.1%
    57.9%
  1. 01
    Greek25 · 0.1%
    127.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin23 · 0.1%
    155.6%
  3. 03
    French21 · 0.1%
    27.6%
  4. 04
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    5.3%
  5. 05
    Serbian17 · 0.1%
    10.5%
  6. 06
    Spanish17 · 0.1%
    22.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 93%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 92.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 7.2%
Italian
48 · -28.4%
Maltese
44 · +528.6%
German
43 · +30.3%
Auslan
34 · +385.7%
Croatian
33 · -17.5%
Dutch
30 · +57.9%
Greek
25 · +127.3%
Mandarin
23 · +155.6%
French
21 · -27.6%
Thai
18 · -5.3%
Serbian
17 · -10.5%
Spanish
17 · -22.7%
Macedonian
17 · +6.3%
Polish
15 · +275.0%
Afrikaans
14 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian48 · 0.2%
    28.4%
  2. 02
    Maltese44 · 0.2%
    528.6%
  3. 03
    German43 · 0.2%
    30.3%
  4. 04
    Auslan34 · 0.1%
    385.7%
  5. 05
    Croatian33 · 0.1%
    17.5%
  6. 06
    Dutch30 · 0.1%
    57.9%
  7. 07
    Greek25 · 0.1%
    127.3%
  8. 08
    Mandarin23 · 0.1%
    155.6%
  9. 09
    French21 · 0.1%
    27.6%
  10. 10
    Thai18 · 0.1%
    5.3%
  11. 11
    Serbian17 · 0.1%
    10.5%
  12. 12
    Spanish17 · 0.1%
    22.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Maltese
+528.6%
44 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Auslan
+385.7%
34 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Polish
+275.0%
15 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Golden Plains.

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