SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Greater Dandenong

155,684 residents · 128+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
70.2%
109,331 people
Growth since last census
+15.2%
vs previous census
In context
2.15× Victoria avg
2.58× national avg
Population
155,684
CALD residents
109,331
Languages spoken
128
Fastest-growing
+528%
Narrative

Why this matters

Greater Dandenong is home to 155,684 residents. 70.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 109,331 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Greater Dandenong 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
    Vietnamese18,772 · 12.1%
    ▲10.3%
  2. 02
    Khmer9,595 · 6.2%
    ▲20.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin6,262 · 4.0%
    ▲16.2%
  4. 04
    Punjabi5,352 · 3.4%
    ▼9.2%
  5. 05
    Cantonese4,392 · 2.8%
    ▼2.4%
  6. 06
    Hazaraghi3,997 · 2.6%
    ▲28.3%
  1. 01
    Sinhalese3,849 · 2.5%
    ▲8.7%
  2. 02
    Greek3,498 · 2.2%
    ▼2.4%
  3. 03
    Tamil2,784 · 1.8%
    ▼10.9%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,500 · 1.6%
    ▼6.7%
  5. 05
    Hindi2,220 · 1.4%
    ▼11.5%
  6. 06
    Serbian1,987 · 1.3%
    ▼9.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 30%
VIE
KHM
MAN
PUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 29.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 70.2%
Vietnamese
18,772 · +10.3%
Khmer
9,595 · +20.3%
Mandarin
6,262 · +16.2%
Punjabi
5,352 · -9.2%
Cantonese
4,392 · -2.4%
Hazaraghi
3,997 · +28.3%
Sinhalese
3,849 · +8.7%
Greek
3,498 · -2.4%
Tamil
2,784 · -10.9%
Arabic
2,500 · -6.7%
Hindi
2,220 · -11.5%
Serbian
1,987 · -9.2%
Dari
1,921 · -29.3%
Italian
1,769 · -23.2%
Malay
1,752 · +528.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese18,772 · 12.1%
    ▲10.3%
  2. 02
    Khmer9,595 · 6.2%
    ▲20.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin6,262 · 4.0%
    ▲16.2%
  4. 04
    Punjabi5,352 · 3.4%
    ▼9.2%
  5. 05
    Cantonese4,392 · 2.8%
    ▼2.4%
  6. 06
    Hazaraghi3,997 · 2.6%
    ▲28.3%
  7. 07
    Sinhalese3,849 · 2.5%
    ▲8.7%
  8. 08
    Greek3,498 · 2.2%
    ▼2.4%
  9. 09
    Tamil2,784 · 1.8%
    ▼10.9%
  10. 10
    Arabic2,500 · 1.6%
    ▼6.7%
  11. 11
    Hindi2,220 · 1.4%
    ▼11.5%
  12. 12
    Serbian1,987 · 1.3%
    ▼9.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+528.0%
1,752 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Hazaraghi
+28.3%
3,997 speakers · 2.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Khmer
+20.3%
9,595 speakers · 6.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Springvale (Vic.)
21,906 RESIDENTS
81.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Springvale South
12,441 RESIDENTS
76.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Dandenong
29,475 RESIDENTS
75.9% CALDTop: Hazaraghi
Noble Park
31,883 RESIDENTS
70.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Keysborough
29,506 RESIDENTS
64.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Dandenong North
22,244 RESIDENTS
62.0% CALDTop: Greek
Noble Park North
7,353 RESIDENTS
59.5% CALDTop: Greek
Dandenong South
105 RESIDENTS
36.2% CALDTop: Serbian
Bangholme
771 RESIDENTS
17.1% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Greater Dandenong.

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