SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Greater Geelong

267,616 residents · 116+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
15.8%
42,261 people
Growth since last census
+56.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.48× Victoria avg
0.58× national avg
Population
267,616
CALD residents
42,261
Languages spoken
116
Fastest-growing
+165%
Narrative

Why this matters

Greater Geelong is home to 267,616 residents. 15.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 42,261 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 Geelong 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
    Punjabi2,036 · 0.8%
    ▲165.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,008 · 0.8%
    ▲16.9%
  3. 03
    Italian1,952 · 0.7%
    ▼14.0%
  4. 04
    Croatian1,917 · 0.7%
    ▼4.1%
  5. 05
    Greek1,042 · 0.4%
    ▲18.5%
  6. 06
    Macedonian1,034 · 0.4%
    ▲4.1%
  1. 01
    Karen892 · 0.3%
    ▲55.1%
  2. 02
    Hindi864 · 0.3%
    ▲84.6%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese820 · 0.3%
    ▲32.7%
  4. 04
    Arabic811 · 0.3%
    ▲33.6%
  5. 05
    Serbian765 · 0.3%
    ▼1.5%
  6. 06
    Malayalam758 · 0.3%
    ▲102.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 84%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 84.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 15.8%
Punjabi
2,036 · +165.1%
Mandarin
2,008 · +16.9%
Italian
1,952 · -14.0%
Croatian
1,917 · -4.1%
Greek
1,042 · +18.5%
Macedonian
1,034 · +4.1%
Karen
892 · +55.1%
Hindi
864 · +84.6%
Vietnamese
820 · +32.7%
Arabic
811 · +33.6%
Serbian
765 · -1.5%
Malayalam
758 · +102.7%
Spanish
738 · +37.7%
Tagalog
679 · +57.5%
Hazaraghi
660 · +112.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi2,036 · 0.8%
    ▲165.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,008 · 0.8%
    ▲16.9%
  3. 03
    Italian1,952 · 0.7%
    ▼14.0%
  4. 04
    Croatian1,917 · 0.7%
    ▼4.1%
  5. 05
    Greek1,042 · 0.4%
    ▲18.5%
  6. 06
    Macedonian1,034 · 0.4%
    ▲4.1%
  7. 07
    Karen892 · 0.3%
    ▲55.1%
  8. 08
    Hindi864 · 0.3%
    ▲84.6%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese820 · 0.3%
    ▲32.7%
  10. 10
    Arabic811 · 0.3%
    ▲33.6%
  11. 11
    Serbian765 · 0.3%
    ▼1.5%
  12. 12
    Malayalam758 · 0.3%
    ▲102.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+165.1%
2,036 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Hazaraghi
+112.9%
660 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Malayalam
+102.7%
758 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Bell Park
5,419 RESIDENTS
39.5% CALDTop: Croatian
Moorabool
185 RESIDENTS
33.5% CALDTop: Italian
Norlane
8,574 RESIDENTS
32.2% CALDTop: Punjabi
North Geelong
3,285 RESIDENTS
30.0% CALDTop: Croatian
Bell Post Hill
5,057 RESIDENTS
29.7% CALDTop: Croatian
Corio
15,831 RESIDENTS
29.2% CALDTop: Karen
Lovely Banks
2,016 RESIDENTS
28.1% CALDTop: Macedonian
Breakwater
1,093 RESIDENTS
21.9% CALDTop: Urdu
Charlemont
2,601 RESIDENTS
20.3% CALDTop: Punjabi
Geelong
5,680 RESIDENTS
19.9% CALDTop: Italian
Lara
19,035 RESIDENTS
19.1% CALDTop: Punjabi
Whittington
4,061 RESIDENTS
18.8% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Greater Geelong.

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