SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Greater Shepparton

67,393 residents · 85+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.5%
16,519 people
Growth since last census
+65.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.77× Victoria avg
0.91× national avg
Population
67,393
CALD residents
16,519
Languages spoken
85
Fastest-growing
+700%
Narrative

Why this matters

Greater Shepparton is home to 67,393 residents. 24.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 16,519 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 Shepparton 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
    Punjabi1,510 · 2.2%
    75.2%
  2. 02
    Arabic1,405 · 2.1%
    14.3%
  3. 03
    Italian1,026 · 1.5%
    24.4%
  4. 04
    Hazaraghi795 · 1.2%
    52.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin596 · 0.9%
    46.1%
  6. 06
    Albanian500 · 0.7%
    12.9%
  1. 01
    Malayalam471 · 0.7%
    93.8%
  2. 02
    Turkish465 · 0.7%
    3.1%
  3. 03
    Swahili352 · 0.5%
    151.4%
  4. 04
    Malay288 · 0.4%
    700.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog270 · 0.4%
    101.5%
  6. 06
    Filipino246 · 0.4%
    121.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 75%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.5%
Punjabi
1,510 · +75.2%
Arabic
1,405 · +14.3%
Italian
1,026 · -24.4%
Hazaraghi
795 · +52.0%
Mandarin
596 · +46.1%
Albanian
500 · +12.9%
Malayalam
471 · +93.8%
Turkish
465 · -3.1%
Swahili
352 · +151.4%
Malay
288 · +700.0%
Tagalog
270 · +101.5%
Filipino
246 · +121.6%
Dari
230 · -51.7%
Samoan
209 · +4.0%
Greek
204 · +2.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi1,510 · 2.2%
    75.2%
  2. 02
    Arabic1,405 · 2.1%
    14.3%
  3. 03
    Italian1,026 · 1.5%
    24.4%
  4. 04
    Hazaraghi795 · 1.2%
    52.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin596 · 0.9%
    46.1%
  6. 06
    Albanian500 · 0.7%
    12.9%
  7. 07
    Malayalam471 · 0.7%
    93.8%
  8. 08
    Turkish465 · 0.7%
    3.1%
  9. 09
    Swahili352 · 0.5%
    151.4%
  10. 10
    Malay288 · 0.4%
    700.0%
  11. 11
    Tagalog270 · 0.4%
    101.5%
  12. 12
    Filipino246 · 0.4%
    121.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+700.0%
288 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Swahili
+151.4%
352 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+121.6%
246 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Greater Shepparton.

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